Infiltration of a Hawaiian community by introduced biological control agents

Author:: Henneman, M.L., Memmott, J.
Title:: Infiltration of a Hawaiian community by introduced biological control agents
Periodical:: Science
Year:: 2001
Volume:: 293
Pages:: 1314-1316
Subject:: Biological pest control Biotic communities Ecosystem management
Summary:: This study examines the community-wide effects of biocontrol agents that were introduced into the ecosystem of Hawaii on the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, the potential environmental damages that were caused by the control agents, the interactions among the plants, moths, and moth parasitoids in a native forest, and the indirect effects that the biocontrol agents has on the ecosystem. It highlights the importance of considering the potential damage that could be caused by an introduced control agent, in addition to the damage that is caused by the target alien species.
Label:: Ecology
URL:: http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2074/10.1126/science.1060788
Date:: 2001
Collection:: Periodicals