Brian Leung

Associate Professor,
McGill University

Department of Biology
E-mail: brian.leung2@mcgill.ca
Institution page




Education

1999-2001 Post-Doc Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
1995-1999 PhD Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
1989-1993 B.Sc (Honours) Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada


Research

  • Biological invasions
  • Ecology of diseases
  • Anthropogenic stressors
  • Addressing environmental issues through the synthesis of models (mathematical, computational, and statistical) with empirical data (literature, field or lab studies)
  • Creating models for ecological forecasting, given uncertainty and sparse data
  • Developing decision theory, using risk analysis

  • QCBS students

    Morgane Henry

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2021)
    Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Patrick M.A. James
    Assessing spatio-temporal dynamics of native pest epidemics: the case of a spruce budworm outbreak in Québec

    Abbie Jones

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2019, End: 2026)
    Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Laura Pollock
    Modelling fine-scale floral biodiversity across continents: at the crossroads of plant biodiversity, nature’s contributions to people, and equity

    Previous students (since 2009)

    Jacqueline Oehri

    Postdoctoral fellow
    (Start: 2021, End: 2023)
    Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Andrew Gonzalez
    Linking multispecies connectivity modelling and ecosystem services in the context of landscape urbanization
    Personal page

    Johanna Bradie

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2010, End: 2015)
    Predicting the establishment success of non-indigenous species

    David Delaney

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2005, End: 2009)
    Predicting and monitoring the spread of marine invasive species

    Lidia Della Venezia

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2012, End: 2019)
    Predicting non-indigenous aquarium fish.

    Ayaz Hyder

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2007, End: 2012)
    Testing predictive models of influenza spread

    Kristina Enciso

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2012, End: 2014)
    Linking biotic interactions into species distribution models in invasion ecology

    Erin Gertzen

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2007, End: 2009)
    Predicting spread of aquatic invaders

    Alyssa Gervais

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2013, End: 2015)
    Behavioural adaptation of rock crabs in Prince Edward Island

    Emma Hudgins

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2015, End: 2018)
    Predictive Modelling of Invasive Pest Spread

    Stefanie Kulhanek

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2007, End: 2010)
    Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Anthony Ricciardi
    Predicting impact of aquatic invaders

    Dat Nguyen

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2017, End: 2021)
    Evaluating predictive models of invasive species in changing environments

    Victoria Reed

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Guzman, Hector
    (Start: 2014, End: 2017)
    Watershed management and modeling in a manatee habitat in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama

    Andrew Sellers

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2012, End: 2014)
    Latitudinal gradients in the parasitism of invasive species

    Charlotte Steeves

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Hector Guzman, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
    (Start: 2019, End: 2021)
    Examining exposure to persistent organic pollutants in developing Brown and Blue-Footed Booby chicks: A minimally-invasive field approach
    Link to thesis (pdf)

    Involvement within the QCBS

    Examples of species studied

    Ciona intestinalis
    Rhagoletis pomonella
    Rhithropanopeus harrisii
    Euphorbia esula
    Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
    Acari
    Pyroglyphidae
    Agrilus planipennis
    Coleoptera
    Ischnura verticalis
    Odonata
    Coenagrionidae
    Hemiptera
    Gerridae
    Enallagma ebrium
    Coenagrion resolutum
    Zygoptera
    Bythotrephes longimanus
    Rhagoletis
    Pterois volitans
    Cyprinus carpio


    Publications

    115- Damage costs from invasive species exceed management expenditure in nations experiencing lower economic activity
    Journal Article
    Bradshaw C J , Hulme P E , Hudgins E J , Leung B , Kourantidou M , Courtois P , Turbelin A J , McDermott S M , Lee K , Ahmed D A , Latombe G , Bang A , Bodey T W , Haubrock P J , Saltré F , Courchamp F ,
    2024 Ecological Economics (Date Added: 2024-03-21)

    114- A scenario-guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions
    Journal Article
    Roura‐Pascual N , Saul W , Pérez‐Granados C , Rutting L , Peterson G D , Latombe G , Essl F , Adriaens T , Aldridge D C , Bacher S , Bernardo‐Madrid R , Brotons L , Diaz F , Gallardo B , Genovesi P , Golivets M , González‐Moreno P , Hall M , Kutlesa P , Lenzner B , Liu C , Pagitz K , Pastor T , Rabitsch W , Robertson P , Roy H E , Seebens H , Solarz W , Starfinger U , Tanner R , Vilà M , Leung B , Garcia‐Lozano C , Jeschke J M ,
    2024 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2024-03-16)

    113- Global monitoring for biodiversity: Uncertainty, risk, and power analyses to support trend change detection
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Gonzalez A ,
    2024 Science advances (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

    112- Future changes in key plant traits across Central Europe vary with biogeographical status, woodiness, and habitat type
    Journal Article
    Golivets M , Knapp S , Essl F , Lenzner B , Latombe G , Leung B , Kühn I ,
    2024 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2024-01-01)

    111- European scenarios for future biological invasions
    Journal Article
    Pérez‐Granados C , Lenzner B , Golivets M , Saul W , Jeschke J M , Essl F , Peterson G D , Rutting L , Latombe G , Adriaens T , Aldridge D C , Bacher S , Bernardo‐Madrid R , Brotons L , Díaz F , Gallardo B , Genovesi P , González‐Moreno P , Kühn I , Kutleša P , Leung B , Liu C , Pagitz K , Pastor T , Pauchard A , Rabitsch W , Robertson P , Roy H E , Seebens H , Solarz W , Starfinger U , Tanner R , Vilà M , Roura‐Pascual N ,
    2023 People and Nature (Date Added: 2023-12-09)

    110- Erratum: Author Correction: A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action (Nature ecology & evolution (2023) 7 12 (1947-1952))
    Journal Article
    Gonzalez, A, Vihervaara, P, Balvanera, P, Bates, AE, Bayraktarov, E, Bellingham, PJ, Bruder, A, Campbell, J, Catchen, MD, Cavender-Bares, J, Chase, J, Coops, N, Costello, MJ, Czúcz, B, Delavaud, A, Dornelas, M, Dubois, G, Duffy, EJ, Eggermont, H, Fernandez, M, Fernandez, N, Ferrier, S, Geller, GN, Gill, M, Gravel, D, Guerra, CA, Guralnick, R, Harfoot, M, Hirsch, T, Hoban, S, Hughes, AC, Hugo, W, Hunter, ME, Isbell, F, Jetz, W, Juergens, N, Kissling, WD, Krug, CB, Kullberg, P, Le Bras, Y, Leung, B, Londoño-Murcia, MC, Lord, J-M, Loreau, M, Luers, A, Ma, K, MacDonald, AJ, Maes, J, McGeoch, M, Mihoub, JB, Millette, KL, Molnar, Z, Montes, E, Mori, AS, Muller-Karger, FE, Muraoka, H, Nakaoka, M, Navarro, L, Newbold, T, Niamir, A, Obura, D, O'Connor, M, Paganini, M, Pelletier, D, Pereira, H, Poisot, T, Pollock, LJ, Purvis, A, Radulovici, A, Rocchini, D, Roeoesli, C, Schaepman, M, Schaepman-Strub, G, Schmeller, DS, Schmiedel, U, Schneider, FD, Shakya, MM, Skidmore, A, Skowno, AL, Takeuchi, Y, Tuanmu, M-N, Turak, E, Turner, W, Urban, MC, Urbina-Cardona, N, Valbuena, R, Van de Putte, A, van Havre, B, Wingate, VR, Wright, E, Torrelio, CZ
    2023 Nature ecology & evolution (Date Added: 2023-11-26)

    109- A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action
    Journal Article
    Gonzalez, A, Vihervaara, P, Balvanera, P, Bates, AE, Bayraktarov, E, Bellingham, PJ, Bruder, A, Campbell, J, Catchen, MD, Cavender-Bares, J, Chase, J, Coops, N, Costello, MJ, Czúcz, B, Delavaud, A, Dornelas, M, Dubois, G, Duffy, EJ, Eggermont, H, Fernandez, M, Fernandez, N, Ferrier, S, Geller, GN, Gill, M, Gravel, D, Guerra, CA, Guralnick, R, Harfoot, M, Hirsch, T, Hoban, S, Hughes, AC, Hugo, W, Hunter, ME, Isbell, F, Jetz, W, Juergens, N, Kissling, WD, Krug, CB, Kullberg, P, Le Bras, Y, Leung, B, Londoño-Murcia, MC, Lord, J-M, Loreau, M, Luers, A, Ma, K, MacDonald, AJ, Maes, J, McGeoch, M, Mihoub, JB, Millette, KL, Molnar, Z, Montes, E, Mori, AS, Muller-Karger, FE, Muraoka, H, Nakaoka, M, Navarro, L, Newbold, T, Niamir, A, Obura, D, O’Connor, M, Paganini, M, Pelletier, D, Pereira, H, Poisot, T, Pollock, LJ, Purvis, A, Radulovici, A, Rocchini, D, Roeoesli, C, Schaepman, M, Schaepman-Strub, G, Schmeller, DS, Schmiedel, U, Schneider, FD, Shakya, MM, Skidmore, A, Skowno, AL, Takeuchi, Y, Tuanmu, M-N, Turak, E, Turner, W, Urban, MC, Urbina-Cardona, N, Valbuena, R, Van de Putte, A, van Havre, B, Wingate, VR, Wright, E, Torrelio, CZ
    2023 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-09-04)

    108- Unveiling the hidden economic toll of biological invasions in the European Union
    Journal Article
    Henry M , Leung B , Cuthbert R N , Bodey T W , Ahmed D A , Angulo E , Balzani P , Briski E , Courchamp F , Hulme P E , Kouba A , Kourantidou M , Liu C , Macêdo R L , Oficialdegui F J , Renault D , Soto I , Tarkan A S , Turbelin A J , Bradshaw C J A , Haubrock P J ,
    2023 Environmental Sciences Europe (Date Added: 2023-06-21)

    107- Looking back on biodiversity change: lessons for the road ahead
    Journal Article
    Dornelas M , Chase J M , Gotelli N J , Magurran A E , McGill B J , Antão L H , Blowes S A , Daskalova G N , Leung B , Martins I S , Moyes F , Myers-Smith I H , Thomas C D , Vellend M ,
    2023 Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences (Date Added: 2023-06-12)

    106- Knowledge needs in economic costs of invasive species facilitated by canalisation
    Journal Article
    Balzani P , Cuthbert R N , Briski E , Galil B , Castellanos-Galindo G A , Kouba A , Kourantidou M , Leung B , Soto I , Haubrock P J ,
    2022 NeoBiota (Date Added: 2023-02-16)

    105- Precipitation interpolation, autocorrelation, and predicting spatiotemporal variation in runoff in data sparse regions: Application to Panama
    Journal Article
    Varadarajan S , Fábrega J , Leung B ,
    2022 Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (Date Added: 2022-11-08)

    104- Capacity of countries to reduce biological invasions
    Journal Article
    Latombe G , Seebens H , Lenzner B , Courchamp F , Dullinger S , Golivets M , Kühn I , Leung B , Roura-Pascual N , Cebrian E , Dawson W , Diagne C , Jeschke J M , Pérez-Granados C , Moser D , Turbelin A , Visconti P , Essl F ,
    2022 Sustainability Science (Date Added: 2022-07-28)

    103- Network metrics guide good control choices
    Journal Note
    Leung B ,
    2022 Nature Sustainability (Date Added: 2022-07-28)

    102- Correction to: Managing biological invasions: the cost of inaction (Biological Invasions, (2022), 10.1007/s10530-022-02755-0)
    Journal Erratum
    Ahmed D A , Hudgins E J , Cuthbert R N , Kourantidou M , Diagne C , Haubrock P J , Leung B , Liu C , Leroy B , Petrovskii S , Beidas A , Courchamp F ,
    2022 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2022-05-21)

    101- Managing biological invasions: the cost of inaction
    Journal Article
    Ahmed D A , Hudgins E J , Cuthbert R N , Kourantidou M , Diagne C , Haubrock P J , Leung B , Liu C , Leroy B , Petrovskii S , Beidas A , Courchamp F ,
    2022 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2022-03-30)

    100- Hotspots of pest-induced US urban tree death, 2020–2050
    Journal Article
    Hudgins E J , Koch F H , Ambrose M J , Leung B ,
    2022 Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2022-03-18)

    99- How well do species distribution models predict occurrences in exotic ranges?
    Journal Article
    Nguyen D , Leung B , Schrodt F ,
    2022 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2022-03-18)

    98- Surprisingly high economic costs of biological invasions in protected areas
    Journal Article
    Moodley D , Angulo E , Cuthbert R N , Leung B , Turbelin A , Novoa A , Kourantidou M , Heringer G , Haubrock P J , Renault D , Robuchon M , Fantle-Lepczyk J , Courchamp F , Diagne C ,
    2022 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2022-03-01)

    97- Reply to: Shifting baselines and biodiversity success stories
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Hargreaves A L , Greenberg D A , McGill B , Dornelas M ,
    2022 Nature (Date Added: 2022-02-06)

    96- Reply to: Do not downplay biodiversity loss
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Hargreaves A L , Greenberg D A , McGill B , Dornelas M , Freeman R ,
    2022 Nature (Date Added: 2022-02-06)

    95- Reply to: The Living Planet Index does not measure abundance
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Hargreaves A L , Greenberg D A , McGill B , Dornelas M , Freeman R ,
    2022 Nature (Date Added: 2022-02-06)

    94- Reply to: Emphasizing declining populations in the Living Planet Report
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Hargreaves A L , Greenberg D A , McGill B , Dornelas M , Freeman R ,
    2022 Nature (Date Added: 2022-02-06)

    93- Smaller species are not better off
    Journal Note
    Leung B ,
    2021 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2022-01-08)

    92- The international vertebrate pet trade network and insights from US imports of exotic pets
    Journal Article
    Sinclair J S , Stringham O C , Udell B , Mandrak N E , Leung B , Romagosa C M , Lockwood J L ,
    2021 BioScience (Date Added: 2021-10-16)

    91- Economic costs of biological invasions within north america
    Journal Article
    Crystal-Ornelas R , Hudgins E J , Cuthbert R N , Haubrock P J , Fantle-Lepczyk J , Angulo E , Kramer A M , Ballesteros-Mejia L , Leroy B , Leung B , López-López E , Diagne C , Courchamp F ,
    2021 NeoBiota (Date Added: 2021-08-28)

    90- Alternative futures for global biological invasions
    Journal Article
    Roura-Pascual N , Leung B , Rabitsch W , Rutting L , Vervoort J , Bacher S , Dullinger S , Erb K , Jeschke J M , Katsanevakis S , Kühn I , Lenzner B , Liebhold A M , Obersteiner M , Pauchard A , Peterson G D , Roy H E , Seebens H , Winter M , Burgman M A , Genovesi P , Hulme P E , Keller R P , Latombe G , McGeoch M A , Ruiz G M , Scalera R , Springborn M R , von Holle B , Essl F ,
    2021 Sustainability Science (Date Added: 2021-05-23)

    89- Seasonal upwelling reduces herbivore control of tropical rocky intertidal algal communities
    Journal Article
    Sellers A J , Leung B , Altieri A H , Glanz J , Turner B L , Torchin M E ,
    2021 Ecology (Date Added: 2021-04-30)

    88- Author Correction: Clustered versus catastrophic global vertebrate declines (Nature, (2020), 588, 7837, (267-271), 10.1038/s41586-020-2920-6)
    Journal Erratum
    Leung B , Hargreaves A L , Greenberg D A , McGill B , Dornelas M , Freeman R ,
    2021 Nature (Date Added: 2021-02-09)

    87- Behavioural lateralization in a detour test is not repeatable in fishes
    Journal Article
    Roche D G , Amcoff M , Morgan R , Sundin J , Andreassen A H , Finnøen M H , Lawrence M J , Henderson E , Norin T , Speers-Roesch B , Brown C , Clark T D , Bshary R , Leung B , Jutfelt F , Binning S A ,
    2020 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2020-12-20)

    86- Clustered versus catastrophic global vertebrate declines
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Hargreaves A L , Greenberg D A , McGill B , Dornelas M , Freeman R ,
    2020 Nature (Date Added: 2020-11-27)

    85- What Will the Future Bring for Biological Invasions on Islands? An Expert-Based Assessment
    Journal Article
    Lenzner B , Latombe G , Capinha C , Bellard C , Courchamp F , Diagne C , Dullinger S , Golivets M , Irl S D H , Kühn I , Leung B , Liu C , Moser D , Roura-Pascual N , Seebens H , Turbelin A , Weigelt P , Essl F ,
    2020 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2020-10-02)

    84- Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment
    Journal Article
    Essl F , Lenzner B , Bacher S , Bailey S , Capinha C , Daehler C , Dullinger S , Genovesi P , Hui C , Hulme P E , Jeschke J M , Katsanevakis S , Kühn I , Leung B , Liebhold A , Liu C , MacIsaac H J , Meyerson L A , Nuñez M A , Pauchard A , Pyšek P , Rabitsch W , Richardson D M , Roy H E , Ruiz G M , Russell J C , Sanders N J , Sax D F , Scalera R , Seebens H , Springborn M , Turbelin A , Kleunen M , Holle B , Winter M , Zenni R D , Mattsson B J , Roura‐Pascual N ,
    2020 Global Change Biology (Date Added: 2020-07-21)

    83- Global meta-analysis of how marine upwelling affects herbivory
    Journal Article
    Sellers A J , Leung B , Torchin M E ,
    2020 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2020-02-09)

    82- Identifying risk factors for persistent versus casual establishment to prioritize rapid response to non-indigenous aquarium fish
    Journal Article
    Della Venezia L , Leung B ,
    2020 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2020-01-23)

    81- Comparing generalized and customized spread models for nonnative forest pests
    Journal Article
    Hudgins E J , Liebhold A M , Leung B ,
    2019 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2019-12-03)

    80- Introducing AlienScenarios: A project to develop scenarios and models of biological invasions for the 21st century
    Journal Article
    Essl F , Lenzner B , Courchamp F , Dullinger S , Jeschke J M , Kühn I , Leung B , Moser D , Roura-Pascual N , Seebens H ,
    2019 NeoBiota (Date Added: 2019-07-02)

    79- When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals
    Journal Article
    Lockwood J L , Welbourne D J , Romagosa C M , Cassey P , Mandrak N E , Strecker A , Leung B , Stringham O C , Udell B , Episcopio‐Sturgeon D J , Tlusty M F , Sinclair J , Springborn M R , Pienaar E F , Rhyne A L , Keller R ,
    2019 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2019-06-20)

    78- Global forecasts of shipping traffic and biological invasions to 2050
    Journal Article
    Sardain A , Sardain E , Leung B ,
    2019 Nature Sustainability (Date Added: 2019-04-20)

    77- A new baseline for countrywide α-diversity and species distributions: illustration using >6,000 plant species in Panama
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Hudgins E J , Potapova A , Ruiz‐Jaen M C ,
    2019 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2019-04-09)

    76- The rich get richer: Invasion risk across North America from the aquarium pathway under climate change
    Journal Article
    Della Venezia L , Samson J , Leung B ,
    2018 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2018-02-28)

    75- Trends in mean growth and stability in temperate vertebrate populations
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Greenberg D A , Green D M ,
    2017 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2017-12-18)

    74- Economic effects and the efficacy of intervention: exploring unintended effects of management and policy on the spread of non-indigenous species
    Journal Article
    Chivers C , Drake D A R , Leung B ,
    2017 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2017-03-07)

    73- Predicting the spread of all invasive forest pests in the United States
    Journal Article
    Hudgins E J , Liebhold A M , Leung B ,
    2017 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2017-02-21)

    72- Estimating non-indigenous species establishment and their impact on biodiversity, using the Relative Suitability Richness model
    Journal Article
    Leung B , Bradie J ,
    2017 Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2017-02-11)

    71- A quantitative synthesis of the importance of variables used in MaxEnt species distribution models
    Journal Article
    Bradie J , Leung B ,
    2016 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2017-02-09)

    70- Possible ballast water transfer of lionfish to the eastern pacific ocean
    Journal Article
    MacIsaac H J , De Roy E M , Leung B , Grgicak-Mannion A , Ruiz G M ,
    2016 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2017-02-09)

    69- Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options
    Journal Article
    Lovett, GM, Weiss, M, Liebhold, AM, Holmes, TP, Leung, B, Lambert, KF, Orwig, DA, Campbell, FT, Rosenthal, J, McCullough, DG, Wildova, R, Ayres, MP, Canham, CD, Foster, DR, LaDeau, SL, Weldy, T, Pan, Y
    2016 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2016-05-27)

    67- Beyond species-specific assessments: an analysis and validation of environmental distance metrics for non-indigenous species risk assessment
    Journal Article
    Bradie, J, Pietrobon, A, Leung, B
    2015 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2015-11-10)

    66- Regional Variation in Parasite Species Richness and Abundance in the Introduced Range of the Invasive Lionfish, Pterois volitans
    Journal Article
    Sellers, AJ, Ruiz, GM, Leung, B, Torchin, ME
    2015 PloS one (Date Added: 2015-08-25)

    65- Meeting the challenge of quantitative risk assessment for genetic control techniques: a framework and some methods applied to the common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia
    Journal Article
    Hayes, KR, Leung, B, Thresher, R, Dambacher, JM, Hosack, GR
    2014 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2016-08-09)

    64-Economic analysis of biological invasions in forests
    Book Chapter
    Holmes, TP
    2014 Handbook of forest resource economics ( Date Added: 2016-06-23)

    63-he interacting effects of diversity and propagule pressure on early colonisation and population size
    Journal Article
    Hedge, L
    2014 Journal of Animal Ecology ( Date Added: 2016-06-22)

    62- Validation and calibration of probabilistic predictions in ecology
    Journal Article
    Chivers, C
    2014 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2016-06-22)

    61- Pathway-level risk analysis: the net present value of an invasive species policy in the US
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Springborn, MR, Turner, JA, Brockerhoff, EG
    2014 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2014-07-17)

    60- The interacting effects of diversity and propagule pressure on early colonisation and population size
    Journal Article
    Hedge, L
    2013 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-22)

    59- Intrinsic time-dependence in the diversity-invasibility relationship
    Journal Article
    Clark, GF
    2013 Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-22)

    58- Importing risk: quantifying the propagule pressure-establishment relationship at the pathway level
    Journal Article
    Bradie, J
    2013 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2016-06-22)

    57- Predictive validation of an influenza spread model
    Journal Article
    Hyder, A
    2013 PLoS One (Date Added: 2016-06-22)

    56- Modeling the relationship between propagule pressure and invasion risk to inform policy and management
    Journal Article
    Wonham, MJ, Byers, JE, Grosholz, ED, Leung, B
    2013 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2013-11-11)

    55- Addressing a critique of the TEASI framework for invasive species risk assessment
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Roura-Pascual, N, Bacher, S, Heikkilä, J, Brotons, L, Burgman, MA, Dehnen-Schmutz, K, Essl, F, Hulme, PE, Richardson, DM, Sol, D, Vilà, M
    2013 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2013-11-04)

    54- Optimizing early detection of non-indigenous species: Estimating the scale of dispersal of a nascent population of the invasive tunicate Ciona intestinalis (L.)
    Journal Article
    Collin, SB, Edwards, PK, Leung, B, Johnson, LE
    2013 Marine Pollution Bulletin (Date Added: 2013-08-12)

    53- The value of a datum - how little data do we need for a quantitative risk analysis?
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Steele, RJ
    2013 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2013-05-21)

    51- TEASIng apart alien species risk assessments: a framework for best practices
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Roura-Pascual, N, Bacher, S, Heikkilä, J, Brotons, L, Burgman, MA, Dehnen-Schmutz, K, Essl, F, Hulme, PE, Richardson, DM, Sol, D, Vilà, M
    2012 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2012-10-22)

    50- Predicting regional spread of non-native species using oceanographic models: validation and identification of gaps
    Journal Article
    Delaney, D, Edwards, P, Leung, B
    2012 Marine Biology (Date Added: 2012-09-17)

    49- Economic Impacts of Non-Native Forest Insects in the Continental United States
    Journal Article
    Aukema, JE, Leung, B, Kovacs, K, Chivers, C, Britton, KO, Englin, J, Frankel, SJ, Haight, RG, Holmes, TP, Liebhold, AM, McCullough, DG, Von Holle, B
    2011 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2012-09-17)

    48- Evaluating Efficacy of an Environmental Policy to Prevent Biological Invasions
    Journal Article
    Bailey, SA, Deneau, MG, Jean, L, Wiley, CJ, Leung, B, MacIsaac, HJ
    2011 Environmental Science & Technology (Date Added: 2012-09-17)

    46- The spread, establishment and impacts of the spiny water flea, Bythotrephes longimanus; in temperate North America: a synopsis of the special issue
    Journal Article
    Yan, N, Leung, B, Lewis, M, Peacor, S
    2011 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2012-09-17)

    45- Does consumer injury modify invasion impact?
    Journal Article
    Delaney, D, Griffen, B, Leung, B
    2011 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2012-09-17)

    43- Predicting worldwide invasiveness for four major problematic decapods: an evaluation of using different calibration sets
    Journal Article
    Capinha, C, Leung, B, Anastácio, P
    2011 Ecography (Date Added: 2011-08-08)

    42- Hull fouling as an invasion vector: can simple models explain a complex problem?
    Journal Article
    Sylvester, F, Kalaci, O, Leung, B, Lacoursière-Roussel, A, Murray, CC, Choi, FM, Bravo, MA, Therriault, TW, MacIsaac, HJ
    2011 Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2011-08-08)

    41- Propagule pressure, Allee effects and the probability of establishment of an invasive species ( Bythotrephes longimanus )
    Journal Article
    Gertzen, EL, Leung, B, Yan, ND
    2011 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2011-08-05)

    40- Is invasion history a useful tool for predicting the impacts of the world's worst aquatic invasive species?
    Journal Article
    Kulhanek, SA, Ricciardi, A, Leung, B
    2011 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2011-05-24)

    39- Using ecological niche models to predict the abundance and impact of invasive species: application to the common carp
    Journal Article
    Kulhanek, SA, Leung, B, Ricciardi, A
    2011 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2011-05-24)

    38- The diapause response of Rhagoletis pomonella to varying environmental conditions and its significance for geographic and host plant-related adaptation
    Journal Article
    Feder, JL, Powell, TH, Filchak, K, Leung, B
    2010 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    37- Higher parasite richness, abundance and impact in native versus introduced cichlid fishes
    Journal Article
    Roche, DG, Leung, B, Mendoza Franco, EF, Torchin, ME
    2010 International Journal for Parasitology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    36- An empirical probability model of detecting species at low densities
    Journal Article
    Delaney, DG, Leung, B
    2010 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    35- Re-evaluating eradication of nuisance species: Invasion of the tunicate, Ciona intestinalis
    Journal Article
    Edwards, PK, Leung, B
    2009 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    34- Localized invasion of the North American Harris mud crab, Rhithropanopeus harrisii, in the Panama Canal: Implications for eradication and spread
    Journal Article
    Roche, DG, Torchin, ME, Leung, B, Binning, SA
    2009 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    33- The authors respond
    Journal Article
    Cohen, J, Mirotchnick, N, Leung, B
    2008 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    32- Quantifying invasion pathways: Fish introductions from the aquarium trade
    Journal Article
    Gertzen, E, Familiar, O, Leung, B
    2008 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    31- Marine invasive species: Validation of citizen science and implications for national monitoring networks
    Journal Article
    Delaney, DG, Sperling, CD, Adams, CS, Leung, B
    2008 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    30- Integrating data, biology, and decision models for invasive species management: Application to leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
    Journal Article
    Hyder, A, Leung, B, Miao, Z
    2008 Ecology and Society (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    29- Predicting the population dynamics of the house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) in response to a constant hygrothermal environment using a model of the mite life cycle
    Journal Article
    Biddulph, P, Crowther, D, Leung, B, Wilkinson, T, Hart, B, Oreszczyn, T, Pretlove, S, Ridley, I, Ucci, M
    2007 Experimental and Applied Acarology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    28- Freshwater invasions: Using historical data to analyse spread
    Journal Article
    Loo, SE, Keller, RP, Leung, B
    2007 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    27- ABAM, a model for bioaccumulation of POPs in birds: Validation for adult herring gulls and their eggs in Lake Ontario
    Journal Article
    Norstrom, RJ, Clark, TP, Enright, M, Leung, B, Drouillard, KG, Macdonald, CR
    2007 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    26- The risk of establishment of aquatic invasive species: Joining invasibility and propagule pressure
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Mandrak, NE
    2007 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    25- Thousands introduced annually: The aquarium pathway for non-indigenous plants to the St Lawrence Seaway
    Journal Article
    Cohen, J, Mirotchnick, N, Leung, B
    2007 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    24- Take a risk: Preferring prevention over control of biological invaders
    Journal Article
    Finnoff, D, Shogren, JF, Leung, B, Lodge, D
    2007 Ecological Economics (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    23- Boats, pathways, and aquatic biological invasions: Estimating dispersal potential with gravity models
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Bossenbroek, JM, Lodge, DM
    2006 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    22- Modelling local and long-distance dispersal of invasive emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera) in North America
    Journal Article
    Muirhead, JR, Leung, B, Van Overdijk, C, Kelly, DW, Nandakumar, K, Marchant, KR, MacIsaac, HJ
    2006 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    21- Managing sparse data in biological invasions: a simulation study
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Delaney, DG
    2006 Ecological Modelling (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    20- Biological invasions: Recommendations for U.S. policy and management
    Journal Article
    Lodge, DM, Williams, S, MacIsaac, HJ, Hayes, KR, Leung, B, Reichard, S, Mack, RN, Moyle, PB, Smith, M, Andow, DA, Carlton, JT, McMichael, A
    2006 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    19- Mayr, Dobzhansky, and Bush and the complexities of sympatric speciation in Rhagoletis
    Journal Article
    Feder, JL, Xie, X, Rull, J, Velez, S, Forbes, A, Leung, B, Dambroski, H, Filchak, KE, Aluja, M
    2005 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    18- The importance of bioeconomic feedback in invasive species management
    Journal Article
    Finnoff, D, Shogren, JF, Leung, B, Lodge, D
    2005 Ecological Economics (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    17- Risk and nonindigenous species management
    Journal Article
    Finnoff, D, Shogren, JF, Leung, B, Lodge, D
    2005 Review of Agricultural Economics (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    16- Managing invasive species: Rules of thumb for rapid assessment
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Finnoff, D, Shogren, JF, Lodge, D
    2005 Ecological Economics (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    15- Predicting invasions: Propagule pressure and the gravity of allee effects
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Drake, JM, Lodge, DM
    2004 Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    14- Diet of nymphs affects normal wing development in Ischnura verticalis (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)
    Journal Article
    Baker, RL, Leung, B, Forbes, MR
    2004 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    13- Developing conceptual frameworks for the recovery of aquatic biota from acidification
    Journal Article
    Yan, ND, Leung, B, Keller, W, Arnott, SE, Gunn, JM, Raddum, GG
    2003 Ambio (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    12- A spatial stochastic model simulating a scabies epidemic and coyote population dynamics
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Grenfell, BT
    2003 Ecological Modelling (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    11- An ounce of prevention or a pound of cure: Bioeconomic risk analysis of invasive species
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Lodge, DM, Finnoff, D, Shogren, JF, Lewis, MA, Lamberti, G
    2002 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    10- Nutritional stress and behavioural immunity of damselflies
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Forbes, MR, Baker, RL
    2001 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    9- Fluctuating asymmetry as a bioindicator of stress: Comparing efficacy of analyses involving multiple traits
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Forbes, MR, Houle, D
    2000 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    8- Grooming decisions by damselflies, age-specific colonisation by water mites, and the probability of successful parasitism
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Baker, RL, Forbes, MR
    1999 International Journal for Parasitology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    7- Lake pH and aluminum concentration: Consequences for developmental stability of the water strider Rheumatobates rileyi (Hemiptera: Gerridae)
    Journal Article
    Drover, S, Leung, B, Forbes, MR, Mallory, ML, McNicol, DK
    1999 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    6- The evolution of virulence: A stochastic simulation model examining parasitism at individual and population levels
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Forbes, MR
    1998 Evolutionary Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    5- Aggregated parasite distributions on hosts in a homogeneous environment: Examining the Poisson null model
    Journal Article
    Leung, B
    1998 International Journal for Parasitology (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    4- Modelling fluctuating asymmetry in relation to stress and fitness
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Forbes, MR
    1997 Oikos (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    3- Fluctuating asymmetry in relation to indices of quality and fitness in the damselfly, Enallagma ebrium (Hagen)
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Forbes, MR
    1997 Oecologia (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    2- Fluctuating asymmetry in Coenagrion resolutum (Hagen) in relation to age and male pairing success (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)
    Journal Article
    Forbes, M, Leung, B, Schalk, G
    1997 Odonatologica (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

    1- Fluctuating asymmetry in relation to stress and fitness: Effects of trait type as revealed by meta-analysis
    Journal Article
    Leung, B, Forbes, MR
    1996 Ecoscience (Date Added: 2011-04-07)

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