Introduction risk of fire ants through container cargo in ports: Data integration approach considering a logistic network.

ABSTRACT: Invasive alien species introduced to ports through cargo containers have destroyed the biodiversity worldwide. The introduction risk at ports must be estimated to control the early stages of invasion. However, limited data are available for this estimation in the introduction stage. Spatial statistical models have been used to address the lack of information by considering the observations of neighbors or integrating multiple data sources based on the assumption of spatial correlation. Unlike natural dispersal, methods to address these issues have not yet been established, because the spatial correlation between ports based on the geographical distance is not assumed for human-mediated species introduction through container cargo. Herein, we propose a multivariate conditional autoregressiv

SUBMITTER: Homma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805435 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature