The Pet Trade and A Comprehensive Approach to Assessing Invasive Species Risk with Brett Scheffers
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In this webinar, Brett Scheffers will present results from a nationwide survey of pet stores in the USA, the largest market for exotic pets, and discuss the invasion potential for 1,178 terrestrial vertebrates species found for sale. In the second part of the seminar, Scheffers will outline a comprehensive approach to invasive species risk assessment. By integrating expert opinions, physiological suitability data, and citizen science insights, they evaluated how vertebrate species at various stages of the invasion curve might pose future invasion threats.
