FOREST ENTOMOLOGY Freight Transportation and the Potential for Invasions of Exotic Insects in Urban and Periurban Forests of the United States
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Freight transportation is an important pathway for the introduction and dissemination of exotic forest insects (EFI). Identifying the Þnal destination of imports is critical in determining the likelihood of EFI establishment. We analyzed the use of regional freight transport information to characterize risk of urban and periurban areas to EF
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