Environmental DNA metabarcoding: Transforming how we survey animal and plant communities

K Deiner, HM Bik, E Mächler, M Seymour… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The genomic revolution has fundamentally changed how we survey biodiversity on earth.
High‐throughput sequencing (“HTS”) platforms now enable the rapid sequencing of DNA …

The early detection of and rapid response (EDRR) to invasive species: a conceptual framework and federal capacities assessment

JK Reaser, SW Burgiel, J Kirkey, KA Brantley… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Globalization necessitates that we address the negative externalities of international trade
and transport, including biological invasion. The US government defines invasive species to …

InvaCost, a public database of the economic costs of biological invasions worldwide

C Diagne, B Leroy, RE Gozlan, AC Vaissière… - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
Biological invasions are responsible for tremendous impacts globally, including huge
economic losses and management expenditures. Efficiently mitigating this major driver of …

Trends in the detection of aquatic non‐indigenous species across global marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems: A 50‐year perspective

SA Bailey, L Brown, ML Campbell… - Diversity and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The introduction of aquatic non‐indigenous species (ANS) has become a major driver
for global changes in species biogeography. We examined spatial patterns and temporal …

Prospects and challenges of implementing DNA metabarcoding for high-throughput insect surveillance

AM Piper, J Batovska, NOI Cogan, J Weiss… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Trap-based surveillance strategies are widely used for monitoring of invasive insect species,
aiming to detect newly arrived exotic taxa as well as track the population levels of …

Managing biological invasions: the cost of inaction

DA Ahmed, EJ Hudgins, RN Cuthbert… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Ecological and socioeconomic impacts from biological invasions are rapidly escalating
worldwide. While effective management underpins impact mitigation, such actions are often …

Environmental DNA reveals the genetic diversity and population structure of an invasive species in the Laurentian Great Lakes

KJ Andres, DM Lodge, J Andrés - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been established as a noninvasive and efficient approach
to sample genetic material from aquatic environments. Although most commonly used to …

The economic benefits of invasive species management

N Hanley, M Roberts - People and Nature, 2019 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Invasive species are known to cause significant negative impacts to ecosystems and to
people. In this paper, we outline the nature of these economic impacts, and then present a …

[HTML][HTML] Expert elicitation: using the classical model to validate experts' judgments

AR Colson, RM Cooke - Review of Environmental …, 2018 - journals.uchicago.edu
The inclusion of expert judgments along with other forms of data in science, engineering,
and decision making is inevitable. Expert elicitation refers to formal procedures for obtaining …

Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia

C Liu, C Diagne, E Angulo, AK Banerjee, Y Chen… - NeoBiota, 2021 - pure.qub.ac.uk
Invasive species have caused severe impacts on biodiversity and human society. Although
the estimation of environmental impacts caused by invasive species has increased in recent …