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BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

13/08/2024 | Scientific promotion

Detecting Environmental Barriers to the Dispersion of the Cactus Moth through Genetic and Environmental Studies
In an international collaborative effort, a group of scientists, including Mariano Ordano, a researcher at the Instituto de Ecología Regional (IER), published a revealing study in the journal PeerJ, titled "Climatic and soil characteristics account for the genetic structure of the invasive cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum in its native...

20/02/2024 | Scientific promotion

What is the economic cost of biological invasions in our urban environments?
A recent study found an impressive economic impact of invasive species in urban areas, revealing a reported cost of US$ 326.7 billion between 1965 and 2021. The study, which found 61 invasive species across 24 countries, challenges our understanding of the true scale of the economic consequences of biological invasions in urban...

12/07/2021 | Scientific promotion

Native tree seed dispersal is favoured by the presence of invasive exotic plants that bear fruit at the same time
In a study carried out in the mountains in central Argentina (Vergara-Tabares DL, Blendinger PG, Tello A, Peluc SI, Tecco PA; Fleshy-fruited invasive shrubs indirectly increase native tree seed dispersal; Oikos https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/oik.08311), we found that the fruiting of invasive exotic shrubs (different Pyracantha...