Bioinvasions: the interactive effects of propagule pressure and pollution

物种在其本土范围外成功定居的情况越来越频繁，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，并对农业和渔业造成损害。没有什么地方比港口和海港更引人注目的生物入侵的加速步伐。该项目将确定污染对海洋系统入侵的影响。该项目符合国家利益，因为它将确定鼓励外来物种入侵的机制，并协助确定和优先考虑有效的管理战略，以防止入侵。

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.