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National Feral Pig Current Distribution in Australia

National Feral Pig Current Distribution in Australia (2024) is a continental spatial dataset of the modelled current distribution of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in Australia. The dataset contains a national map of the current relative abundance of feral pigs for each 5 km x 5 km cell in the raster grid…
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Distribution and impacts of established pest animals and weeds

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the science and economics division of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry conducts research on a range of topics, from land use, fisheries, forests, biosecurity, social sciences and more.In the…
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Potential distribution of the invasive marine species Potamocorbula amurensis (Amur River clam) in Australia

Author: Rupert Summerson Amur River clam (Potamocorbula amurensis)Photo credit: Evan Rees (NABS Aquatic Officer, Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy) OverviewAmur River clam is a species of bivalve mollusc that is native to the north-western Pacific Ocean…
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Potential distribution of the invasive marine species Didemnum vexillum (carpet sea squirt) in Australia

Author: Rupert Summerson Didemnum vexillum from New Zealand.Photo courtesy of C. Woods, NIWA.Source: NIMPIS OverviewCarpet sea squirt is a colonial ascidian that is thought to be native to Japan. It is a filter feeder that can overgrow everything and spread…
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Potential distribution of the invasive marine species Magallana ariakensis (Suminoe river oyster) in Australia

Author: Rupert Summerson Image of an open human palm with a suminoe river oyster sitting on it - the oyster has a brown shell and is large in size, taking up most of the hand's length. OverviewSuminoe oyster (Magallana ariakensis) is a large true oyster that…
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Economic potential for new plantation establishment in Australia

​Outlook to 2050 Authors: Linden Whittle, Peter Lock and Beau Hug [expand all] Summary Australia’s commercial timber plantation estate is fundamental to the sustainability and competitiveness of the Australian forestry sector and growing the estate has been a key Australian Government…
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Potential for wind-borne spread of FMD in Australia

​​Report SummaryFoot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most contagious of animal diseases. Animals may be infected by inhalation or ingestion. Ruminants are especially sensitive to infection via the…
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Potential economic consequences of African swine fever in Australia

Authors: Rachel Slatyer, Ahmed Hafi, Kirsty Richards, Mark Cozens, Donkor Addai, LY Cao, Chris Mornement, Miles Keighley, Tony Arthur Overview Since 2007, African swine fever (ASF) has spread through Europe, Asia and some of Australia’s nearest Pacific…
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Feral animals as hosts of exotic disease: Identification of potential disease contact between feral animals and sites of exotic disease incursion

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeFeral animals as hosts of exotic disease: identification of potential disease contact between feral animals and sites of exotic disease incursion DOC 2520 KBIf…
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GM canola - Potential impacts on organic farming in Australia

​Biotechnology Briefs We can expect that the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) canola would have very little, if any, impact on organic agriculture in Australia. The direct impacts on organic canola production are likely to be negligible. Only very small amounts of organic canola and…
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