Workshop on
Economic and Ecological Impacts of Invasive Alien Species
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Asia Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network
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Do we have precise estimates of the ecological and economic impact?
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What methods are available to do this?
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How are the results disseminated to the resource managers and decision makers?
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Is there a need to improve our capacity to do this?
Quantification of Ecological and Economic impact of invasive alien species
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Has the risk assessment been undertaken in the species of interest?
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What are the protocols available to do this?
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Has the protocols been adapted to the Indian condition?
Risk Analysis
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Do we really know the pathways of introduction of the major invasive species of concern?
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Has this information been used to check future invasions?
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How could this information be used to sensitize the line departments?
Pathways of biological invasions
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How strong is the statistical treatment of invasive alien species data?
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Does the research team include statisticians?
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How best can partnerships between invasive species biologists/ecologists and statisticians in India?
Statistical methods in invasive species research
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Do we have precise knowledge of why success (rarely) and failure (quite often) happen in the management of invasive alien species?
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What are the lessons learned?
Success stories and failures in invasive species management
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