The importance of dispersal rates and distances has long been appreciated by ecologists
and evolutionary biologists. An emerging field of research is revealing how temporal …

Cassava is a major staple, bio‐energy and industrial crop in many parts of the developing
world. In Southeast Asia, cassava is grown on> 4 million ha by nearly 8 million (small‐scale) …

This article examines the use of economic analysis to inform bioinvasion management, with
particular focus on forest resources. Economics is key for understanding invasion processes …

Optimal invasive species control depends on the nature of the removal cost function.
Obtaining reliable estimates of removal costs, however, is challenging because the …

Biological invasions entail massive biodiversity losses and tremendous economic impacts
that justify significant management efforts. Because the funds available to control biological …

As a bioinvasion spreads across a landscape from its point of introduction, damages rise
roughly with the square of the distance from the original invasion. It is thus generally …

Several major environmental issues like biodiversity loss and climate change currently
concern the international community. These topics that are related to the development of …

Invasive species are a major threat to the economy, the environment, health, and thus
human well-being. The international community, including the United Nations' Global …

Land and natural resource conservation programs are increasingly being evaluated on the
basis of their return on investment (ROI). Conservation ROI analysis quantitatively measures …

Quantifying economic damages caused by invasive species is crucial for cost-benefit
analyses of biosecurity measures. Most studies focus on short-term damage estimates, but …