Talk:Invasive species

Dispute on validity of common invasive species traits

The list of 'common invasive species traits' are no more characteristic of invasives than of pioneer species in normal ecological succession. Proclaiming they are characteristic of 'invasives' suggests to the lay person that these traits are not to be found in non-invasive introduced species nor native species to the lay person. The implication is that all pioneer species are actual or potential invasives, which is invalid. This list should either be stricken or clarified.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinus jeffreyi (talk • contribs) 18:00, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Does anyone know the source for the following statement "A recent study by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health found the Asian oyster could significantly benefit the bay's deteriorating water quality.[41]"  ? I searched for the article, but I couldn't find it. (Jeffreyjoh (talk) 02:11, 16 July 2010 (UTC))

The item "Other successful invasions" should be deleted, as it is not an actual trait, but the expression of the species' genetic/phenotypic traits. Bkmertz (talk) 01:01, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Economic impacts

The Benefits and Economic Opportunities subheadings could be combined. It appears that the Economic Opportunities section simply lists other potential economic benefits of an invasive species. Bkmertz (talk) 01:10, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Really like the structure of the article. Very thorough and seems to have covered all aspects of invasive species. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dnpatton (talk • contribs) 19:35, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Hey guys - sorry for the late editing job. I've got nothing worth adding here. The article looks great. IUrangerb (talk) 00:27, 28 April 2011 (UTC)IUrangerB

Actually, I do have a suggestion. You guys may be doing some editing outside of Wiki, but I would suggest a small section mentioning the US regulatory measures for invasive species, or even just some links to the relevant laws. Regulation or policy does not seem to play a big role in this article, which is fine, but you could definitely touch on the subject. IUrangerb (talk) 01:31, 28 April 2011 (UTC)IUrangerB

Eradication and control efforts and criticism thereof

There should be more on the human efforts to eradicate and/or control invasive species, and the pro and con of those efforts. If you can provide it, please add such information. -- 77.187.41.231 (talk) 12:15, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

First paragraph

The first paragraph is unclear, it does not say in few words what an invasive species actually is. Where's the bioligy departement? Crystalkaloid (talk) 01:40, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

GA?

I don't see how this article qualifies for GA. It has 13 citation requests, some open for more than 1 year. I did a one-pass copyedit and removed 700+ words from the original 4100, and reorganized it as well. I'm still not lovin' the result. GA should be removed and the process restarted. Lfstevens (talk) 03:11, 16 December 2011 (UTC)