[APWG] NEWS: Study Predicts When Invasive Species Can Travel More Readily On Airplanes

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161040.htm

Study Predicts When Invasive Species Can Travel More Readily On Airplanes

ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2009) -- Global airlines be forewarned: June 2010 
could be a busy month for invasive plants, insects and animals seeking 
free rides to distant lands.

A new study forecasts when climate factors such as temperature, humidity 
and rainfall will match at geographically distant airline departure and 
destination points, which could help to shuffle invasive species, and the 
diseases they may carry, across the globe along existing flight routes. 
The findings provide a framework that could help people who monitor 
airline flights -- and the people, baggage and cargo aboard -- to plan 
more efficiently and accurately for detecting and intercepting invasives.

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