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Allee effects and pulsed invasion by the gypsy moth

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  • Derek M. Johnson

    (University of Louisiana)

  • Andrew M. Liebhold

    (Northern Research Station)

  • Patrick C. Tobin

    (Northern Research Station)

  • Ottar N. Bjørnstad

    (Pennsylvania State University)

Abstract

A moth in the country The spread of the Eurasian gypsy moth across the United States following its accidental introduction in 1869 is one of the most familiar and dramatic examples of a biological invasion. Invasions like this are a major threat to the stability of the world's ecosystems. Taking the gypsy moth invasion as the model, Johnson et al. show the combination of Allee effects (depressed population growth at low densities) and habitat patchiness is sufficient to cause the periodic invasion pulses that are observed. This means that it may be possible to slow invasions by gypsy moths and other species by suppressing peaks in population cycles at range borders.

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  • Derek M. Johnson & Andrew M. Liebhold & Patrick C. Tobin & Ottar N. Bjørnstad, 2006. "Allee effects and pulsed invasion by the gypsy moth," Nature, Nature, vol. 444(7117), pages 361-363, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:444:y:2006:i:7117:d:10.1038_nature05242
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05242
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    1. Wang, Ching-Hao & Matin, Sakib & George, Ashish B. & Korolev, Kirill S., 2019. "Pinned, locked, pushed, and pulled traveling waves in structured environments," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 102-119.
    2. Juan Segura & Frank M Hilker & Daniel Franco, 2017. "Population control methods in stochastic extinction and outbreak scenarios," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-22, February.

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