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First discovery in Europe of one of the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world

Platydemus manokwari

March 4, 2014

First discovery in Europe of one of the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world

In the list of the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world , there is only one terrestrial flatworm: Platydemus manokwari, also called the New Guinea flatworm. This species has now been found in Europe (Caen, France) for the first time, prompting calls from the scientists concerned for urgent action to prevent it from proliferating. Read more from this peer-reviewed study -

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March 27, 2014

Contribution of insect pollinators to crop yield and quality varies with agricultural intensification

Ignasi Bartomeus, Simon G. Potts, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Bernard E. Vaissière, Michal Woyciechowski, Kristin M. Krewenka, Thomas Tscheulin, Stuart P.M. Roberts, Hajnalka Szentgyörgyi, Catrin Westphal, Riccardo Bommarco

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.328 PubMed 24749007

March 4, 2014

Lack of quantitative training among early-career ecologists: a survey of the problem and potential solutions

Frédéric Barraquand, Thomas H.G. Ezard, Peter S. Jørgensen, Naupaka Zimmerman, Scott Chamberlain, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Timothy J. Curran, Timothée Poisot

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.285 PubMed 24688862

March 13, 2014

Urban park characteristics, genetic variation, and historical demography of white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) populations in New York City

Jason Munshi-South, Christopher Nagy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.310 PubMed 24688884

March 13, 2014

Thirty years of coral reef change in relation to coastal construction and increased sedimentation at Pelekane Bay, Hawaiʻi

Yuko Stender, Paul L. Jokiel, Kuʻulei S. Rodgers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.300 PubMed 24688875

March 6, 2014

Artificial light and nocturnal activity in gammarids

Elizabeth K. Perkin, Franz Hölker, Stefan Heller, Rüdiger Berghahn