PLANTING SENTINEL EUROPEAN TREES IN EASTERN ASIA AS A NOVEL METHOD TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INSECT PEST INVADERS.

Planting sentinel European trees in eastern Asia as a novel method to identify potential insect pest invaders.

Quarantine measures to prevent insect invasions tend to focus on well-known pests but a large proportion of the recent invaders were not known to cause significant damage in their native range, or were not even known to science before their introduction.A novel method is proposed to detect new potential pests of woody plants in their region of orig

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Examining a bias in evaluating conservation effectiveness for Galliformes on a typical Tibetan sacred mountain

Tibetan sacred mountains, the unique landforms influenced by the Buddhist religion in many Himalayan regions, are suggested to have great potential for preserving animal diversity.Yet, click here a bias might lie in evaluating the effectiveness of such areas, given the local culture of respect for, and protection of, wildlife, resulting in many ani

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