Lu-Yi Wang
@lu-yiwang.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis #CEBRA at Uni Melbourne. Behavioral ecologist & Evolutionary biologist. Interested in animal colouration & biomechanics. Insect & reptile lover. Coffee addict. Taiwanese in Australia
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New work tells a familiar story about invasive species impacts, while highlighting the value of #OpenScience resources for biosecurity.
#CEBRA, @lu-yiwang.bsky.social, Anca Hanea, @tkompas.bsky.social
#CEBRA, @lu-yiwang.bsky.social, Anca Hanea, @tkompas.bsky.social
Invasive species are costing New South Wales billions of dollars a year, with plants and agricultural losses dominating reported impacts and major gaps remaining in how environmental and non-market damages are counted.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
An invasive species cost review for New South Wales, Australia, highlights key drivers and limitations of economic cost estimates
Accounting for the costs incurred due to biological invasions is important for informing invasive species management policies and for understanding and mitigating future losses. InvaCost, a living rev...
doi.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
New work tells a familiar story about invasive species impacts, while highlighting the value of #OpenScience resources for biosecurity.
#CEBRA, @lu-yiwang.bsky.social, Anca Hanea, @tkompas.bsky.social
#CEBRA, @lu-yiwang.bsky.social, Anca Hanea, @tkompas.bsky.social
Reposted by Lu-Yi Wang
Learn about @biosecuritycommons.bsky.social at a webinar hosted by Australia's Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith!
📅 Tues 25 March, 2pm AEDT
✍ Add the event to your calendar via this link:
ardc.edu.au/event/austra...
#NCRISimpact #biosecurity
📅 Tues 25 March, 2pm AEDT
✍ Add the event to your calendar via this link:
ardc.edu.au/event/austra...
#NCRISimpact #biosecurity
Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Webinar: Biosecurity Commons | ARDC
Learn about Biosecurity Commons - an open-access, cloud-based platform for modelling and analysing biosecurity risk and response.
ardc.edu.au
March 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Learn about @biosecuritycommons.bsky.social at a webinar hosted by Australia's Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith!
📅 Tues 25 March, 2pm AEDT
✍ Add the event to your calendar via this link:
ardc.edu.au/event/austra...
#NCRISimpact #biosecurity
📅 Tues 25 March, 2pm AEDT
✍ Add the event to your calendar via this link:
ardc.edu.au/event/austra...
#NCRISimpact #biosecurity
Reposted by Lu-Yi Wang
Three dairy veterinarians, including one who worked only in states with no known bird flu outbreaks in cows, had recent, undetected bird flu infections, according to a new study from the CDC.
C.D.C. Study Finds Silent Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Veterinarians
The vets had no symptoms, and one worked only in states where no dairy infections had been reported.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Three dairy veterinarians, including one who worked only in states with no known bird flu outbreaks in cows, had recent, undetected bird flu infections, according to a new study from the CDC.
Reposted by Lu-Yi Wang
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have found detector dogs to be effective at stopping air passengers spreading invasive pests into new territories. 🌏
Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/a...
Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/a...
Airport dogs can prevent invasive pests from entering new territories
Biosecurity inspectors and detector dogs are an effective combination in combatting the spread of invasive species.
blog.pensoft.net
February 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM