scholarly journals Improving International Trade Regulation by Considering Intraspecific Variation for Invasion Risk Assessment of Commercially Traded Species: TheBombus terrestrisCase

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lecocq ◽  
Pierre Rasmont ◽  
Alexander Harpke ◽  
Oliver Schweiger
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
Invasion Risk ◽  
Trade Regulation

scholarly journals Contaminant organisms recorded on plant product imports to South Africa 1994–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davina L. Saccaggi ◽  
Melanie Arendse ◽  
John R. U. Wilson ◽  
John S. Terblanche
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
International Trade ◽  
South African ◽  
Plant Products ◽  
Important Resource ◽  
Plant Product ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Multiple Contaminants ◽  
Propagation Material

AbstractBiosecurity interception records are crucial data underlying efforts to predict and manage pest and pathogen introductions. Here we present a dataset containing information on imported plant products inspected by the South African Department of Agriculture’s laboratories between 1994 and 2019 and the contaminant organisms found on them. Samples were received from border inspectors as either propagation material (e.g. plants) or material for immediate use (e.g. fruit). Material for immediate use was further divided into two sample categories, depending on if contaminants were seen/suspected by the border official or not: intervention or audit samples. The final dataset consists of 25,279 records, of which 30% tested positive (i.e. had at least one contaminant) and 13% had multiple contaminants. Of the 13,731 recorded contaminants, fungi (41%), mites (37%) and insects (19%) were most common. This dataset provides insight into the suite of taxa transported along the plant import pathway and provides an important resource for analyses of contaminant organisms in international trade, which can inform strategies for risk assessment, pathway management and biosecurity protocols.

A calcium-based invasion risk assessment for zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena spp)

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R Whittier ◽  
Paul L Ringold ◽  
Alan T Herlihy ◽  
Suzanne M Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Invasion Risk ◽  
Quagga Mussels

scholarly journals International trade regulation and job creation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Alan Winters ◽  
◽  
Mattia Di Ubaldo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Trade Regulation
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