scholarly journals Cyathula prostrata (pasture weed).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Ventosa-Febles
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Perennial Herb ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Grazing Land

Abstract Cyathula prostrata is an annual to short-lived perennial herb native to Africa and Asia and some parts of Oceania, now found naturalized elsewhere in Oceania and in South and Central America. It grows as a weed in cultivated land, roadsides, grazing land, along seashores and in primary and secondary forests and is classed as an invasive species in a number of Pacific Islands.

scholarly journals Lepidagathis alopecuroidea (Pata de gallina).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanine Vélez-Gavilán
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Lesser Antilles ◽  
Perennial Herb ◽  
High Altitudes ◽  
The West ◽  
Current Range ◽  
The Pacific

Abstract Lepidagathis alopecuroidea is a small perennial herb with a pantropical distribution, not reported as invasive in any of its current range. Although the species is not reported as present in the Pacific Islands, it is considered a threat at high altitudes (PIER, 2020). Oviedo Prieto et al. (2012) list L. alopecuroidea as potentially invasive, including it in the category of species naturalised in some areas with a tendency to proliferate. It is also considered as a potential invasive species for the Lesser Antilles by Meyer and Lavergne (2004) despite most references listing the West Indies as part of its native distribution (Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong, 2012).

scholarly journals Changes in ecosystem service values strongly influenced by human activities in contrasting agro-ecological environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mulatu Liyew Berihun ◽  
Atsushi Tsunekawa ◽  
Nigussie Haregeweyn ◽  
Mitsuru Tsubo ◽  
Ayele Almaw Fenta
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Nile Basin ◽  
Grazing Land ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Lulc Changes ◽  
Blue Nile Basin ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Upper Blue Nile Basin

Abstract Background Evaluating the impacts of land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes on ecosystem service values (ESVs) is essential for sustainable use and management of ecosystems. In this study, we evaluated the impact of human activity driven LULC changes on ESVs over the period 1982–2016/17 in contrasting agro-ecological environments: Guder (highland), Aba Gerima (midland), and Debatie (lowland) watersheds of the Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Results During the study period, the continuous expansion of cultivated land at the expense of natural vegetation (bushland, forest, and grazing land) severely reduced the total ESV by about US$ 58 thousand (35%) in Aba Gerima and US$ 31 thousand (29%) in Debatie watersheds. In contrast, the unprecedented expansion of plantations, mainly through the planting of Acacia decurrens, led, from 2006, to a ESV rebound by about US$ 71 thousand (54%) in Guder watershed, after it had decreased by about US$ 61 thousand (32%) between 1982 and 2006. The reduction in natural forest area was the major contributor to the loss of total ESV in the study watersheds, ranging from US$ 31 thousand (63%) in Debatie to US$ 96.9 thousand (70%) in Guder between 1982 and 2016/17. On an area-specific basis, LULC changes reduced the average ESV from US$ 560 ha−1 year−1 (1982) in Guder to US$ 306 ha−1 year−1 (2017) in Debatie watersheds. Specific ESVs such as provisioning (mainly as food production) and regulating services (mainly as erosion control and climate regulation) accounted for most of the total ESVs estimated for the study watersheds. Conclusions In most cases, the total and specific ESVs of the watersheds were negatively associated with the population growth, which in turn was positively associated with the expansion of cultivated land over the study period. In Guder, however, ESVs were positively associated with population growth, especially after 2012. This is mainly due to the expansion of Acacia decurrens plantations. Our results suggest, therefore, that future policy measures and directions should focus on improving vegetation cover through planting multipurpose trees such as Acacia decurrens to prevent future loss of ESV in the midland and lowland regions of the Upper Blue Nile basin and beyond. However, caution must be taken during plantation of invasive species as they may have undesirable consequences.

Oligonychus coffeae. [Distribution map].

1963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Oligonychus Coffeae ◽  
Belgian Congo ◽  
Trees And Shrubs ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Oligonychus coffeae (Nietn.) (Acarina, Tetranychidae) (Tea Red Spider). Hosts: Tea, coffee; wide range of trees and shrubs. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA (excl. USSR), Burma, Ceylon, Formosa, India, Indo-China, Indonesia, Pakistan, USSR, AFRICA, Belgian Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Nyasaland, Republic of South Africa, Tanganyika, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, NORTH AMERICA, U.S.A., CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, Costa Rica, SOUTH AMERICA, Colombia, Ecuador.

Dysmicoccus boninsis. [Distribution map].

1960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Bonin Islands ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Dysmicoccus boninsis (Kuw.) (Homopt., Coccoidea) (Grey Sugar-cane Mealybug). Hosts: Sugar-cane, grasses. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Japan, AFRICA, Egypt, Mauritius, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, CarolineIs. HawaiianIs. MarianaIs. New Caledonia, New Guinea, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, U.S.A., CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, Panama, West Indies, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil, Surinam, Venezuela.

Panonychus citri. [Distribution map].

1964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Panonychus Citri ◽  
Citrus Red Mite ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Distribution In Europe

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Panonychus citri (McG.) (Acarina, Tetranychidae) (Citrus Red Mite). Hosts: Citrus spp., deciduous fruits, ornamentals, etc. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE (excl. USSR), Yugoslavia, ASIA (excl. USSR), Ceylon, China, India, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Turkey, Vietnam, USSR, AFRICA, Republic of South Africa, Tunisia, AUSTRALASIA, and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand, NORTH AMERICA, U.S.A., CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, West Indies, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru.

Epitrix fasciata. [Distribution map].

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Epitrix fasciata Blatchley (Epitrix parvula(F.)) (Col., Chrysomelidae). Host Plants: Potato, tobacco, tomato, brinjal. Information is given on the geographical distribution in PACIFIC ISLANDS, Hawaii, Society Islands, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, USA, CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Chrysomphalus ficus. [Distribution map].

1951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Ryukyu Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Chrysomphalus ficus[Chrysomphalus aonidum] Ashm. (aonidum auct.) (Florida Red Scale). Hosts: Citrus; wide range of Mono- and Dicotyledons. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, China, Formosa, Hong Kong, Kowloon, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaya, Pakistan, Philippines, Syria, AFRICA, Agaléga Island, Algeria, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Egypt, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Northern Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, Seychelles, Southern Rhodesia, Union of South Africa, Zanzibar, AUSTRALASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Hawaii, Society Islands, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, U.S.A., CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, Honduras, Panama, West Indies, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, British Guiana, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Pakistan, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Yemen, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Yemen, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, American Samoa, Australia, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Ogasawara-shoto, Papua, New Guinea, Society Islands, Tuvalu, Western Samoa, NORTH AMERICA, USA, California, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Washington D.C., CENTRAL AMERICA and CARIBBEAN, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Virgin Islands, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Phyllocoptruta oleivora. [Distribution map].

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Phyllocoptruta Oleivora ◽  
Citrus Rust Mite ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Distribution In Europe

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashm.) (Phyllocoptes oleivorus[Phyllocoptruta oleivora] Ashm.) (Acarina, Eriophyidae) (Citrus Rust Mite). Host Plants: Citrus, Fortunella. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE (excl. USSR), Italy, Malta, Yugoslavia, ASIA (excl. USSR), China, Cyprus, Gaza Strip, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Philippines, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, USSR, AFRICA, Angola, Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, AUSTRALASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, U.S.A., CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, Guatemala, West Indies, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

scholarly journals A review of the introduced herpetofauna of Mexico and Central America, with comments on the effects of invasive species and biosecurity methodology

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1022 ◽  
pp. 79-154
Author(s):  
Víctor Hugo González-Sánchez ◽  
Jerry D. Johnson ◽  
David González-Solís ◽  
Lydia Allison Fucsko ◽  
Larry David Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Exotic Species ◽  
Introduced Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
Middle America ◽  
Global Biodiversity

Among the principal causes producing detrimental effects on global biodiversity are introductions of alien species. Very few attempts to control introduced amphibians and reptiles in Middle America (Mexico and Central America) can be identified, so listings are provided for 24 exotic species, 16 translocated species, and 11 species that were removed from the introduced species listing because of lack of substantiating evidence that they are from established populations. Biosecurity methods are also identified that can be applied for preventing, controlling, and managing introduced and especially invasive species.

Desmodium cajanifolium (tropical tick trefoil).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanine Vélez-Gavilán
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Dispersal Capacity ◽  
Secondary Vegetation ◽  
High Dispersal ◽  
Perennial Shrub ◽  
Weedy Species ◽  
Open Forests

Abstract Desmodium cajanifolium is a perennial shrub considered as invasive in Hawaii, USA, by Frohlich and Lau (2012), who reported it as a weedy species naturalised along roadsides, open forests and secondary vegetation on the Big Island and Kaua'i. At the same time, Benitez et al. (2012) report D. cajanifolium as a species that is rarely found along roadsides and in forests in Hawaii. D. cajanifolium is not listed as an invasive species on Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk (PIER, 2020). No details about its effects over other species or habitats are given.Desmodium cajanifolium is listed as potentially invasive in Cuba, being classified as a species with a tendency to proliferate in some areas and producing vast amounts of diaspores with a high dispersal capacity (Oviedo Prieto et al., 2012). It is considered as uncommon in parts of its native distribution (Flora of Nicaragua, 2020) and as scattered throughout its range (Flora of Panama, 2020).

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