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Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) invasion in Chile at one of the sites described in the paper. The pine plantation is to the lower right corner of the image and the invaded area is directly above the diagonal line marking the original plantation boundary, although the invasion is now so dense that the two are almost indistinguishable. Photo credit: Google Earth.
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Unlocking the potential of Google Earth as a tool in invasion science

The use and popularity of Google Earth has grown tremendously since its launch, and it has a range of uses from mapping and viewing mountain bike routes to monitoring chimpanzee forest habitat. However, Google Earth had no formal recognition or guidelines for its use in the field of invasion science, despite the fact that many scientists and managers use it on a regular basis.

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4 March 2014