Early detection and rapid response
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Abstract
Prevention is the first line of defense against introduced invasive species - it is always preferable to prevent the introduction of new invaders into a region or country. However, it is not always possible to detect all alien hitchhikers imported in cargo, or to predict with any degree of certainty which introduced species will become invasive over time. Fortunately, the majority of introduced plants and animals don't become invasive. But, according to scientists at Cornell University, costs and losses due to species that do become invasive are now estimated to be over $137 billion/year in the United States. Early detection and rapid response (EDRR) is the second line of defense against introduced invasive species - EDRR is the preferred management strategy for preventing the establishment and spread of invasive species. Over the past 50 years, there has been a gradual shift away from large and medium scale federal/state single-agency-led weed eradication programs in the United States, to smaller interagency-led projects involving impacted and potential stakeholders. The importance of volunteer weed spotters in detecting and reporting suspected new invasive species has also been recognized in recent years.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Early detection and rapid response |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wetlands Research Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Title | Encyclopedia of biological invasions |
| First page | 169 |
| Last page | 177 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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