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Population Ecology of Insect Invaders of the Maritime Provinces1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

David Pimentel
David Pimentel
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Limnology, New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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Abstract

From a study of the ecology of the insect invasions occurring in the Maritime Provinces the following generalizations are made: (1) The Maritimes have served as a focal point of many invasions because they have several international ports that are surrounded by diverse human modified environments. (2) Plant and animal communities of the Maritimes are relatively simple, which makes invasions easier and more successful. (3) The lack of evolved homeostasis between the invader and its adopted community may have been one of the prime reasons for outbreaks in the species populations newly introduced. (4) Both native and introduced parasites and predators have provided effective control of introduced pests.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 98 , Issue 8 , August 1966 , pp. 887 - 894
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1966

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