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(a)
(b)
Fig. 3.1
(a) Local invasions involve a harmful species moving within a single
country, state, or county to a new area within that country, state or county.
(b) Global or intercontinental scale invasions pertain to a harmful species
moving between countries, often over an ocean.
5)
Providing adequate technical assistance (e.g. quarantine, monitoring, infor-
mation sharing, research and development, and technology transfer) and
rapid access to stable funding for accelerated research of invasive species
biology, survey methods, and eradication options. The system's success will
depend in part on public participation in efforts to report and respond to
invasions.
Each of these elements, particularly points 1 and 2, are important to an early
detection and rapid response programme. One tool that can aid in those specifi c
processes is 'watch lists'. Watch lists are list of species that are either nearby, or
