This thesis focuses on the development of methods for forecasting and managing the spread of non-native species. By combining statistical modelling and computational simulations with both biological and sociological data, this research aims to provide decision support tools to resource managers and policy makers. With an emphasis on the quantification and propagation of uncertainty through the construction of both classical and Bayesian models, I analyse the implications of various human and biological factors on forecasting the spread of fresh water invasive species. These include: 1) dispersal network structure, 2) population dynamics, 3) environmental suitability, and 4) human behavioural feedbacks to policy interventions.The first secti...
Estimating the risk associated with species and pathogen movements involves considerable uncertainty...
Freshwater ecosystems rank among the most endangered ecosystems in the world and are under increasin...
Risk analysis of species invasions links biology and economics, is increasingly mandated by internat...
This thesis develops new statistical, and decision making tools for the detection and eradication of...
Invasive species can cause a wide range of damages from destruction of indigenous and productive eco...
Estimating the probability of establishment of non-indigenous species is a crucial element in managi...
Abstract Aim Uncertainty has been widely recognized as one of the most critical issues in predicting...
Aim Predictions of spread of non-indigenous species allow for greater efficiency in managing invasio...
Invasive species cause substantial ecological and economic damages. While major modelling improvemen...
A leading conceptual model of the invasion process suggests that nonindigenous species (NIS) must pa...
Biological invasions and range expansion of native species are two important issues in ecology in th...
The RangeShifter software and manual can be requested from s.palmer@abdn.ac.uk. The authors acknowle...
Invasive species are well known to cause millions of dollars of economic as well as ecological damag...
Human introduction of nonindigenous species constitutes a serious threat to many ecosystems, particu...
Biological invasions are a major component of global change leading to numerous impacts on biodivers...
Estimating the risk associated with species and pathogen movements involves considerable uncertainty...
Freshwater ecosystems rank among the most endangered ecosystems in the world and are under increasin...
Risk analysis of species invasions links biology and economics, is increasingly mandated by internat...
This thesis develops new statistical, and decision making tools for the detection and eradication of...
Invasive species can cause a wide range of damages from destruction of indigenous and productive eco...
Estimating the probability of establishment of non-indigenous species is a crucial element in managi...
Abstract Aim Uncertainty has been widely recognized as one of the most critical issues in predicting...
Aim Predictions of spread of non-indigenous species allow for greater efficiency in managing invasio...
Invasive species cause substantial ecological and economic damages. While major modelling improvemen...
A leading conceptual model of the invasion process suggests that nonindigenous species (NIS) must pa...
Biological invasions and range expansion of native species are two important issues in ecology in th...
The RangeShifter software and manual can be requested from s.palmer@abdn.ac.uk. The authors acknowle...
Invasive species are well known to cause millions of dollars of economic as well as ecological damag...
Human introduction of nonindigenous species constitutes a serious threat to many ecosystems, particu...
Biological invasions are a major component of global change leading to numerous impacts on biodivers...
Estimating the risk associated with species and pathogen movements involves considerable uncertainty...
Freshwater ecosystems rank among the most endangered ecosystems in the world and are under increasin...
Risk analysis of species invasions links biology and economics, is increasingly mandated by internat...