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Read more about the article C·I·B researchers make waves at European aquatic invasions conference
SAIAB/CIB Postdoctoral fellow Dr Darragh Woodford (left) is presented the EIFAAC award for best poster at the FINS conference by EIFAAC chairperson Dr Cathal Gallagher (right). C·I·B core team member Dr Olaf Weyl (centre) was an invited keynote speaker at the conference.
2013 / News

C·I·B researchers make waves at European aquatic invasions conference

The European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) recently hosted a conference for scientists, managers and policy makers across the European Union. Entitled Freshwater Invasives: Networking for Strategy (FINS), the conference took place in Galway, Ireland from 8-12 April 2013.

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16 May 2013
Read more about the article The role of self-pollination in plant invasion
The hawk moth Agrius convolvuli pollinating the Taiwanese lily species Lilium formosanum. (Photo credit: Steve Johnson)
2013 / Highlighted papers

The role of self-pollination in plant invasion

Plants that can self-fertilise are more likely to become invasive than those that cannot and among invasive plants, those that can self-fertilise have invaded larger areas. While this is intuitive, it has not yet been shown that this is a causal relationship, as many introduced plants receive visits from pollinators in the novel range.

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13 May 2013
Read more about the article Indicators for invasive species’ impact
The highest impact invasive bird species in Europe is the Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2013 / News

Indicators for invasive species’ impact

A central goal of invasion biology is to prevent or reduce the impacts of invaders on the environment, economy and society. One highly effective way to reduce invasive species impacts in a country is to prevent the introduction of harmful species in the first place.

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6 May 2013
Read more about the article Insights on invasions from down under
2013 / News

Insights on invasions from down under

Invasive plants compete with native plants for important resources like water and nutrients, often outcompeting or even causing local extinction of indigenous plants. Australian acacias are one such group of plants in South Africa...

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29 April 2013
Read more about the article C·I·B associate assist with reindeer eradication on Falkland Islands
Reindeer with King Penguins in the background. Photo credits: Alastair Wilson
2013 / News

C·I·B associate assist with reindeer eradication on Falkland Islands

The island of South Georgia is a British oversees territory situated to the north of the Antarctic Peninsula. Despite being a wildlife heaven, human activities have had profound impacts on the flora and fauna of the island.

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22 April 2013