Plant disease outbreaks pose significant risks to global food security and environmental
sustainability worldwide, and result in the loss of primary productivity and biodiversity that …

Plant disease outbreaks are increasing and threaten food security for the vulnerable in many
areas of the world. Now a global human pandemic is threatening the health of millions on …

Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the
rise in human population size. The numbers of invasive alien species–the subset of alien …

Biological invasions have steadily increased over recent centuries. However, we still lack a
clear expectation about future trends in alien species numbers. In particular, we do not know …

Biological invasions are synonymous with international trade. The direct effects of trade
have largely been quantified using relationships between imports and the number of alien …

The significant problems caused by soilborne pathogens in crop production worldwide
include reduced crop performance, decreased yield, and higher production costs. In many …

Human travel and global trade have tremendously increased the spread of invasive
microorganisms in new regions. Experimental and observational studies in terrestrial …

The salamander plague, caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium
salamandrivorans (Bsal), is one of the most devastating amphibian diseases, currently …

Among the most economically relevant and environmentally devastating diseases globally
are those caused by Phytophthora species. In Australia, production losses in agriculture and …

Biological invasions often transcend political boundaries, but the capacity of countries to
prevent invasions varies. How this variation in biosecurity affects the invasion risks posed to …