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Matthew J.W. Cock
Researcher at CABI
Publications - 182
Citations - 4677
Matthew J.W. Cock is an academic researcher from CABI. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heracleum mantegazzianum & Helicoverpa armigera. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 174 publications receiving 4057 citations. Previous affiliations of Matthew J.W. Cock include International Institute of Minnesota & University of the West Indies.
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Ecological effects of invasive alien insects
Marc Kenis,Marie-Anne Auger-Rozenberg,Alain Roques,Laura L. Timms,Christelle Péré,Matthew J.W. Cock,Josef Settele,Sylvie Augustin,Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde +8 more
TL;DR: The effects caused by different insect invaders are reviewed according to their ecosystem roles, i.e. herbivores, predators, parasites, parasitoids and pollinators; the level of biological organisation at which they occur; and the direct and indirect mechanisms underlying these effects.
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Invasive alien species: a toolkit of best prevention and management practices
R. Wittenberg,Matthew J.W. Cock +1 more
TL;DR: Invasive alien species: a toolkit of best prevention and management practices, Invasive alien species : a tool Kit of best Prevention and Management practices, £20,000 (US$30,000)
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Do new Access and Benefit Sharing procedures under the Convention on Biological Diversity threaten the future of biological control
Matthew J.W. Cock,Joop C. van Lenteren,Jacques Brodeur,Barbara I. P. Barratt,Franz Bigler,Karel Bolckmans,Fernando Luis Cônsoli,Fabian Haas,Peter G. Mason,José Roberto Postali Parra +9 more
TL;DR: The practice of biological control in relation to the principles of ABS is described, illustrated extensively by case studies and successes obtained with biological control, and the very limited monetary benefits generated in biological control are emphasised.
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Molecular methods to detect Spodoptera frugiperda in Ghana, and implications for monitoring the spread of invasive species in developing countries
TL;DR: It is confirmed that the use of DNA barcoding allowed unequivocal identification of this new pest from Ghana based on the larvae alone, and has the potential to become a valuable in-country tool to support national capability in rapid and reliable pest diagnosis and identification.