Bioinvasions: the interactive effects of propagule pressure and pollution

成功地在其原生范围之外建立物种的情况日益频繁，并可能导致生物多样性减少和生态系统破坏。生物入侵还可能造成公共卫生风险以及对农业和渔业的损害。在任何地方，生物入侵的加速步伐都比港口和港口更戏剧性。该项目将确定污染对海洋系统入侵的影响。这一项目符合国家利益，因为它将确定鼓励外来物种入侵的机制，并协助确定防止入侵的有效管理战略并确定其优先次序。

The successful establishment of species outside their native range is an increasingly frequent occurrence and can cause reductions in biodiversity and ecosystem disruption. Bioinvasions may also cause public health risks and damage to agriculture and fisheries. Nowhere is the accelerating pace of bioinvasions more dramatic than in ports and harbours. This project will determine the effects of pollution on invasion in a marine system. This project is in the national interest because it will identify mechanisms through which the invasion of exotic species are encouraged and assist in the identification and prioritisation of effective management strategies to prevent invasion.