Introduced reptiles in NZ: Lampropholis delicata Further introduced reptiles present a disease risk My aims 1. To investigate the disease status and possible disease impacts of L. delicata 2. To perform generalised disease screening of free-ranging NZ lizards 3. To provide concurrent health data of free-ranging NZ lizards 4. To add to the baseline ...
Published in Journal of phycology
Traditional methods for algal biodiversity monitoring are costly and time inefficient because they rely on high-level taxonomic expertise to address species identity problems involving phenotypic plasticity and morphological convergence. These problems are exacerbated in regions such as the Gulf of Mexico, that has a limited history of phycological...
Aim:to investigate diversity and prevalence of endoparasites from lizards incoming at NZ borders Objective 1: Determine prevalence of endoparasitic worms in Biosecurity NZ’s reptile collection Objective 2: Determine prevalence of endoparasitic worms in the top five most intercepted lizard species Objective 3: Compare endoparasitic worm diversity be...
The green seaweeds Ulva australis and U. pertusa were described from southern Australia and Japan, respectively. They are conspecific and U. australis, the currently accepted taxon, is native to temperate marine waters in north-eastern Asia, and known to be introduced overseas into Australasia, the Americas and Europe. Although the genetics of U. a...
Published in Russian Journal of Biological Invasions
AbstractThe article analyzes the distribution of alien polychaetes in the northern part of the Black Sea using the original material collected in 1998–2019, which includes ten species from five families, and published data. The family Spionidae is represented by five species; two species belong to the family Serpulidae; and the families Pilargiidae...
Here, we report for the first time the presence of Dictyota cyanoloma in southern California. Dictyota cyanoloma is conspicuous in harbors and bays by its distinctive bright blue-iridescent margins. This species was originally described from Europe, but subsequent studies have revealed that it represented an introduction from Australia. The current...
Published in Global change biology
For an efficient allocation of the limited resources to alien species management, the most damaging species should be prioritized. Comparing alien species based on their impacts is not straightforward, as the same species can cause different types and magnitudes of impacts when introduced to different contexts, making it difficult to summarize its ...
Sustainably managed non-native trees deliver economic and societal benefits with limited risk of spread to adjoining areas. However, some plantations have launched invasions that cause substantial damage to biodiversity and ecosystem services, while others pose substantial threats of causing such impacts. The challenge is to maximise the benefits o...
Published in Russian Journal of Biological Invasions
AbstractThis paper presents recent data on the population of the anadromous vimba bream (Vimba vimba vimba), introduced in the Volga basin. After penetration to the downstream section of the Volga River from the Volgograd Reservoir, vimba bream can be found throughout the entire unregulated stretch downstream of the Volga Hydroelectric Station. Obs...
Published in Zoonoses and public health
Established populations of Asian longhorned ticks (ALT), Haemaphysalis longicornis, were first identified in the United States (US) in 2017 by sequencing the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) 'barcoding' locus followed by morphological confirmation. Subsequent investigations detected ALT infestations in 12, mostly eastern, US stat...
