180 results on '"Scalera, Riccardo"'
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2. Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species
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Probert, Anna F., Wegmann, Daniel, Volery, Lara, Adriaens, Tim, Bakiu, Rigers, Bertolino, Sandro, Essl, Franz, Gervasini, Eugenio, Groom, Quentin, Latombe, Guillaume, Marisavljevic, Dragana, Mumford, John, Pergl, Jan, Preda, Cristina, Roy, Helen E., Scalera, Riccardo, Teixeira, Heliana, Tricarico, Elena, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, and Bacher, Sven
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- 2022
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3. Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment.
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Essl, Franz, Lenzner, Bernd, Bacher, Sven, Bailey, Sarah, Capinha, Cesar, Daehler, Curtis, Dullinger, Stefan, Genovesi, Piero, Hui, Cang, Hulme, Philip, Jeschke, Jonathan, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Kühn, Ingolf, Leung, Brian, Liebhold, Andrew, Liu, Chunlong, MacIsaac, Hugh, Meyerson, Laura, Nuñez, Martin, Pauchard, Aníbal, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Richardson, David, Roy, Helen, Ruiz, Gregory, Russell, James, Sanders, Nathan, Sax, Dov, Scalera, Riccardo, Seebens, Hanno, Springborn, Michael, Turbelin, Anna, van Kleunen, Mark, von Holle, Betsy, Winter, Marten, Zenni, Rafael, Mattsson, Brady, and Roura-Pascual, Nuria
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biological invasions ,expert survey ,globalization ,impacts ,management ,policy ,scenarios ,uncertainties ,Biodiversity ,Climate Change ,Ecosystem ,Forecasting ,Humans ,Introduced Species - Abstract
Understanding the likely future impacts of biological invasions is crucial yet highly challenging given the multiple relevant environmental, socio-economic and societal contexts and drivers. In the absence of quantitative models, methods based on expert knowledge are the best option for assessing future invasion trajectories. Here, we present an expert assessment of the drivers of potential alien species impacts under contrasting scenarios and socioecological contexts through the mid-21st century. Based on responses from 36 experts in biological invasions, moderate (20%-30%) increases in invasions, compared to the current conditions, are expected to cause major impacts on biodiversity in most socioecological contexts. Three main drivers of biological invasions-transport, climate change and socio-economic change-were predicted to significantly affect future impacts of alien species on biodiversity even under a best-case scenario. Other drivers (e.g. human demography and migration in tropical and subtropical regions) were also of high importance in specific global contexts (e.g. for individual taxonomic groups or biomes). We show that some best-case scenarios can substantially reduce potential future impacts of biological invasions. However, rapid and comprehensive actions are necessary to use this potential and achieve the goals of the Post-2020 Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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- 2020
4. The Role of Hunting, Zoos and Aquaria as Pathways for Vertebrate Invasions
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Monaco, Andrea, primary, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Carnevali, Lucilla, additional, and Genovesi, Piero, additional
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- 2022
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5. Parasites and microorganisms associated with the snakes collected for the “festa Dei serpari” in Cocullo, Italy
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Mendoza-Roldan, Jairo Alfonso, primary, Perles, Livia, additional, Filippi, Ernesto, additional, Szafranski, Nicole, additional, Montinaro, Gianpaolo, additional, Carbonara, Mariaelisa, additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, de Abreu Teles, Pedro Paulo, additional, Walochnik, Julia, additional, and Otranto, Domenico, additional
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- 2024
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6. Alternative futures for global biological invasions
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Roura-Pascual, Núria, Leung, Brian, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Rutting, Lucas, Vervoort, Joost, Bacher, Sven, Dullinger, Stefan, Erb, Karl-Heinz, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Katsanevakis, Stelios, Kühn, Ingolf, Lenzner, Bernd, Liebhold, Andrew M., Obersteiner, Michael, Pauchard, Anibal, Peterson, Garry D., Roy, Helen E., Seebens, Hanno, Winter, Marten, Burgman, Mark A., Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Keller, Reuben P., Latombe, Guillaume, McGeoch, Melodie A., Ruiz, Gregory M., Scalera, Riccardo, Springborn, Michael R., von Holle, Betsy, and Essl, Franz
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- 2021
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7. Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools
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Seebens, Hanno, Blackburn, Tim M., Dyer, Ellie E., Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Jeschke, Jonathan M., Pagad, Shyama, Pyšek, Petr, van Kleunen, Mark, Winter, Marten, Ansong, Michael, Arianoutsou, Margarita, Bacher, Sven, Blasius, Bernd, Brockerhoff, Eckehard G., Brundu, Giuseppe, Capinha, César, Causton, Charlotte E., Celesti-Grapow, Laura, Dawson, Wayne, Dullinger, Stefan, Economo, Evan P., Fuentes, Nicol, Guénard, Benoit, Jäger, Heinke, Kartesz, John, Kenis, Marc, Kühn, Ingolf, Lenzner, Bernd, Liebhold, Andrew M., Mosena, Alexander, Moser, Dietmar, Nentwig, Wolfgang, Nishino, Misako, Pearman, David, Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Rojas-Sandoval, Julissa, Roques, Alain, Rorke, Stephanie, Rossinelli, Silvia, Roy, Helen E., Scalera, Riccardo, Schindler, Stefan, Štajerová, Kateřina, Tokarska-Guzik, Barbara, Walker, Kevin, Ward, Darren F., Yamanaka, Takehiko, and Essl, Franz
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- 2018
8. A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation
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Carboneras, Carles, Genovesi, Piero, Vilà, Montserrat, Blackburn, Tim M., Carrete, Martina, Clavero, Miguel, D'hondt, Bram, Orueta, Jorge F., Gallardo, Belinda, Geraldes, Pedro, González-Moreno, Pablo, Gregory, Richard D., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Paquet, Jean-Yves, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ramírez, Iván, Scalera, Riccardo, Tella, José L., Walton, Paul, and Wynde, Robin
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- 2018
9. Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species
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Roy, Helen E., Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Scalera, Riccardo, Stewart, Alan, Gallardo, Belinda, Genovesi, Piero, Essl, Franz, Adriaens, Tim, Bacher, Sven, Booy, Olaf, Branquart, Etienne, Brunel, Sarah, Copp, Gordon Howard, Dean, Hannah, D'hondt, Bram, Josefsson, Melanie, Kenis, Marc, Kettunen, Marianne, Linnamagi, Merike, Lucy, Frances, Martinou, Angeliki, Moore, Niall, Nentwig, Wolfgang, Nieto, Ana, Pergl, Jan, Peyton, Jodey, Roques, Alain, Schindler, Stefan, Schönrogge, Karsten, Solarz, Wojciech, Stebbing, Paul D., Trichkova, Teodora, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, van Valkenburg, Johan, and Zenetos, Argyro
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- 2018
10. Diversity, biogeography and the global flows of alien amphibians and reptiles
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Capinha, César, Seebens, Hanno, Cassey, Phillip, García-Díaz, Pablo, Lenzner, Bernd, Mang, Thomas, Moser, Dietmar, Pyšek, Petr, Rödder, Dennis, Scalera, Riccardo, Winter, Marten, Dullinger, Stefan, and Essl, Franz
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- 2017
11. Developing and testing alien species indicators for Europe
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Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Genovesi, Piero, Scalera, Riccardo, Biała, Katarzyna, Josefsson, Melanie, and Essl, Franz
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- 2016
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12. The role of invasive alien species in the emergence and spread of zoonoses
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Roy, Helen E., primary, Tricarico, Elena, additional, Hassall, Richard, additional, Johns, Charlotte A., additional, Roy, Katy A., additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Smith, Kevin G., additional, and Purse, Bethan V., additional
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- 2022
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13. Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions
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ESSL, FRANZ, BACHER, SVEN, BLACKBURN, TIM M., BOOY, OLAF, BRUNDU, GIUSEPPE, BRUNEL, SARAH, CARDOSO, ANA-CRISTINA, ESCHEN, RENÉ, GALLARDO, BELINDA, GALIL, BELLA, GARCÍA-BERTHOU, EMILI, GENOVESI, PIERO, GROOM, QUENTIN, HARROWER, COLIN, HULME, PHILIP E., KATSANEVAKIS, STELIOS, KENIS, MARC, KÜHN, INGOLF, KUMSCHICK, SABRINA, MARTINOU, ANGELIKI F., NENTWIG, WOLFGANG, O’FLYNN, COLETTE, PAGAD, SHYAMA, PERGL, JAN, PYŠEK, PETR, RABITSCH, WOLFGANG, RICHARDSON, DAVID M., ROQUES, ALAIN, ROY, HELEN E., SCALERA, RICCARDO, SCHINDLER, STEFAN, SEEBENS, HANNO, VANDERHOEVEN, SONIA, VILÀ, MONTSERRAT, WILSON, JOHN R. U., ZENETOS, ARGYRO, and JESCHKE, JONATHAN M.
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- 2015
14. Alien Mammals of Europe
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Genovesi, Piero, Bacher, Sven, Kobelt, Manuel, Pascal, Michel, Scalera, Riccardo, and Drake, James A., editor
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- 2009
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15. One Hundred of the Most Invasive Alien Species in Europe
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Vilà, Montserrat, Basnou, Corina, Gollasch, Stephan, Josefsson, Melanie, Pergl, Jan, Scalera, Riccardo, and Drake, James A., editor
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- 2009
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16. Virtues and shortcomings of EU legal provisions for managing NIS: Rana catesbeiana and Trachemys scripta elegans as case studies
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Scalera, Riccardo, Drake, James A., editor, and Gherardi, Francesca, editor
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- 2007
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17. An overview of the natural history of non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles
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Scalera, Riccardo, Drake, James A., editor, and Gherardi, Francesca, editor
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- 2007
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18. Risk assessment for Myiopsitta monachus (Monk parakeet)
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Consorci del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Carrete, Martina, Senar, Juan Carlos, Scalera, Riccardo, Adriaens, Tim, D'hondt, Bram, Robertson, Peter, Beckmann, Björn, Consorci del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Carrete, Martina, Senar, Juan Carlos, Scalera, Riccardo, Adriaens, Tim, D'hondt, Bram, Robertson, Peter, and Beckmann, Björn
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- 2022
19. Study on invasive alien speciesDevelopment of risk assessments to tackle priority species and enhance prevention : final report (and annexes)
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Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Kudrnovsky, Helmut, Roy, Helen, Beckmann, Björn, Peyton, Jodey, Purse, Beth, Edney, Siobhan, Scalera, Riccardo, Kenis, Marc, Seehausen, Lukas, Shaw, Richard, Tanner, Rob, Zenetos, Argyro, Karachle, Paraskevi, Adriaens, Tim, Verreycken, Hugo, Verzelen, Yasmine, Lucy, Frances, Garland, Darren, Sewell, Jack, Wood, Christine, Robertson, Pete, Stewart, Alan, Galanidi, Marika, Tricarico, Elena, Murchie, Archie, Brundu, Giuseppe, Mancinelli, Giorgio, Justine, Jean-Lou, Winsor, Leigh, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB ), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), and European Commission
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[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences - Abstract
Providing evidence-based and scientifically robust risk assessments, as foreseen under Article 5 of the Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (IAS), is one step in the process of developing the list of IAS of Union concern. The aim of the current study is to develop such risk assessments alongside evidence on management measures and their implementation cost and cost-effectiveness to help inform policies and prioritise actions. This study includes eight new risk assessments and associated management annexes, for the following species: Bipalium kewense (Kew Flatworm), Cervus nippon (Sika Deer), Cherax destructor (Common Yabby), Delairea odorata (Cape Ivy), Marisa cornuarietis (Colombian Ramshorn Apple Snail), Mulinia lateralis (Dwarf Surf Clam), Obama nungara (Obama Flatworm), and Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered Bulbul). This study further includes ten risk assessments from previous contracts, revised according to the comments from the Scientific Forum and other stakeholders, concerning the following species: Asterias amurensis (North Pacific Seastar), Axis axis (Axis Deer), Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper Mulberry), Callinectes sapidus (Atlantic Blue Crab), Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass), Faxonius immunis (Calico Crayfish), Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental Weatherfish), Pycnonotus cafer (Red-vented Bulbul), Vespa mandarinia (Asian Giant Hornet), and Xenopus laevis (African Claed Frog). In addition, two risk assessments submitted by a Member State were revised in this contract: Castor canadensis (North American Beaver) and Celastrus orbiculatus (Staff-vine).
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- 2022
20. Alternative futures for global biological invasions
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Environmental Governance, Roura-Pascual, Núria, Leung, Brian, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Rutting, Lucas, Vervoort, Joost, Bacher, Sven, Dullinger, Stefan, Erb, Karl-Heinz, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Katsanevakis, Stelios, Kühn, Ingolf, Lenzner, Bernd, Liebhold, Andrew M., Obersteiner, Michael, Pauchard, Anibal, Peterson, Garry D., Roy, Helen E., Seebens, Hanno, Winter, Marten, Burgman, Mark A., Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Keller, Reuben P., Latombe, Guillaume, McGeoch, Melodie A., Ruiz, Gregory M., Scalera, Riccardo, Springborn, Michael R., von Holle, Betsy, Essl, Franz, Environmental Governance, Roura-Pascual, Núria, Leung, Brian, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Rutting, Lucas, Vervoort, Joost, Bacher, Sven, Dullinger, Stefan, Erb, Karl-Heinz, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Katsanevakis, Stelios, Kühn, Ingolf, Lenzner, Bernd, Liebhold, Andrew M., Obersteiner, Michael, Pauchard, Anibal, Peterson, Garry D., Roy, Helen E., Seebens, Hanno, Winter, Marten, Burgman, Mark A., Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Keller, Reuben P., Latombe, Guillaume, McGeoch, Melodie A., Ruiz, Gregory M., Scalera, Riccardo, Springborn, Michael R., von Holle, Betsy, and Essl, Franz
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- 2021
21. How much is Europe spending on invasive alien species?
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Scalera, Riccardo
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- 2010
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22. Animal xenodiversity in Italian inland waters: distribution, modes of arrival, and pathways
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Gherardi, Francesca, Bertolino, Sandro, Bodon, Marco, Casellato, Sandra, Cianfanelli, Simone, Ferraguti, Marco, Lori, Elisabetta, Mura, Graziella, Nocita, Annamaria, Riccardi, Nicoletta, Rossetti, Giampaolo, Rota, Emilia, Scalera, Riccardo, Zerunian, Sergio, and Tricarico, Elena
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- 2008
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23. Invasive Alien Species - Prioritising prevention efforts through horizon scanning: ENV.B.2/ETU/2014/0016: Final report
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Roy, Helen E., Adriaens, Tim, Aldridge, David, Bacher, Sven, Bishop, John, Blackburn, Tim M., Branquart, Etienne, Brodie, Juliet, Carboneras, Carles, Cook, Elizabeth J., Copp, Gordon H., Dean, Hannah, Eilenberg, Jørgen, Essl, Franz, Gallardo, Belinda, Garcia, Mariana, García-Berthou, Emili, Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Kenis, Marc, Kerckhof, Francis, Kettunen, Marianne, Minchin, Dan, Nentwig, Wolfgang, Nieto, Ana, Pergl, Jan, Pescott, Oliver, Peyton, Jodey, Preda, Cristina, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Rorke, Steph, Scalera, Riccardo, Schindler, Stefan, Schönrogge, Karsten, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan, Tricarico, Elena, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, Velde, Gerard van der, Vilà, Montserrat, Wood, Christine, Zenetos, Argyro, and Directorate-General for Environment (European Commission)
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Introduced organisms -- Europe ,Espècies introduïdes -- Europa ,Invasions biològiques -- Europa ,Biological invasions -- Europe ,Environmental protection -- Europe ,Biodiversitat -- Europa ,Medi ambient -- Protecció -- Europa ,Biological diversity -- Europe - Abstract
The European Union Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on invasive alien species (IAS) establishes an EU-wide framework for action to prevent, minimise and mitigate the adverse impacts of IAS on biodiversity and centres around the development of a list of IAS of EU Concern. The initial list of IAS of EU concern will be based on available risk assessments compliant with agreed minimum standards but horizon scanning is seen as critical to inform future updating of the list, in order to prioritise the most threatening new and emerging IAS. A workshop was held with the overarching aim of reviewing and validating an approach to horizon scanning to derive a ranked list of IAS which are likely to arrive, establish, spread and have an impact on biodiversity or related ecosystem services in the EU over the next decade. The agreed horizon scanning approach involved two distinct phases: i) Preliminary consultation between experts within five thematic groups to derive initial scores; ii) Consensus-building across expert groups including extensive discussion on species rankings coupled with review and moderation of scores across groups. The outcome of the horizon scanning was a list of 95 species, including all taxa (except microorganisms) within marine, terrestrial and freshwater environments, considered as very high or high priority for risk assessment Le Règlement de l’Union Européenne (UE) 1143/2014 sur les espèces notices envahissantes (EEE) établit un cadre d’actions à l’échelle européenne pour prévenir, réduire au minimum et atténuer les impacts négatifs des EEE sur la biodiversité, et se concentre sur le développement d’une liste d’EEE de préoccupation européenne. La liste initiale d’EEE de préoccupation européenne est basée sur les analyses de risque disponibles conformes aux standards minimums reconnus. Mais l’horizon scanning est essentiel pour informer les mises à jour futures de la liste, dans le but de prioritiser les EEE nouvelles et émergentes les plus menaçantes. Un workshop a été organisé avec pour but général d’évaluer et de valider une approche d’horizon scanning en vue de produire une liste ordonnée d’EEE susceptibles d’arriver, de s’établir, de se disperser et de présenter un impact sur la biodiversité et les services écosystémiques associés dans l’UE durant la prochaine décennie. L’approche d’horizon scanning avalisée comprenait deux phases distinctes: i) Une consultation préliminaire entre experts au sein de cinq groups thématiques pour produire des scores initiaux ii) L’établissement de consensus au travers des groups d’experts incluant une discussion approfondie sur les classements des espèces, combinée à une évaluation et une modération des scores entre groupes. Le résultat de l’horizon scanning consistait en une liste de 95 espèces, comprenant tous les types taxonomies (excepté des microorganismes) au sein des environnements marins, terrestres et d’eau douce, et considérées comme étant de priorité très élevée à élevée pour la réalisation d’analyses de risque
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- 2020
24. Applying the Convention on Biological Diversity Pathway Classification to alien species in Europe
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Pergl, Jan, Brundu, Giuseppe, Harrower, Colin A., Cardoso, Ana C., Genovesi, Piero, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Lozano, Vanessa, Perglová, Irena, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Richards, Gareth, Roques, Alain, Rorke, Stephanie L., Scalera, Riccardo, Schonrogge, Karsten, Stewart, Alan, Tricarico, Elena, Tsiamis, Konstantinos, Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Zenetos, Argyro, Roy, Helen E., Pergl, Jan, Brundu, Giuseppe, Harrower, Colin A., Cardoso, Ana C., Genovesi, Piero, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Lozano, Vanessa, Perglová, Irena, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Richards, Gareth, Roques, Alain, Rorke, Stephanie L., Scalera, Riccardo, Schonrogge, Karsten, Stewart, Alan, Tricarico, Elena, Tsiamis, Konstantinos, Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Zenetos, Argyro, and Roy, Helen E.
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The number of alien species arriving within new regions has increased at unprecedented rates. Managing the pathways through which alien species arrive and spread is important to reduce the threat of biological invasions. Harmonising information on pathways across individual sectors and user groups is therefore critical to underpin policy and action. The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) has been developed to easily facilitate open access to data of alien species in Europe. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Pathway Classification framework has become a global standard for the classification of pathways. We followed a structured approach to assign pathway information within EASIN for a subset of alien species in Europe, which covered 4169 species, spanning taxonomic groups and environ- ments. We document constraints and challenges associated with implementing the CBD Pathway Classification framework and propose potential amendments to increase clarity. This study is unique in the scope of taxonomic coverage and also in the inclusion of primary (independent introductions to Europe) and secondary (means of dispersal for species expansion within Europe, after their initial introduction) modes of introduction. In addition, we summarise the patterns of introduction pathways within this subset of alien species within the context of Europe. Based on the analyses, we confirm that the CBD Pathway Classification framework offers a robust, hierarchical system suitable for the classification of alien species introduction and spread across a wide range of taxonomic groups and environments. However, simple modifications could improve interpretation of the pathway categories ensuring consistent application across databases and information systems at local, national, regional, continental and global scales. Improving consistency would also help in the development of pathway action plans, as required by EU legislation.
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- 2020
25. Alternative futures for global biological invasions
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Roura-Pascual, Núria, primary, Leung, Brian, additional, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, additional, Rutting, Lucas, additional, Vervoort, Joost, additional, Bacher, Sven, additional, Dullinger, Stefan, additional, Erb, Karl-Heinz, additional, Jeschke, Jonathan M., additional, Katsanevakis, Stelios, additional, Kühn, Ingolf, additional, Lenzner, Bernd, additional, Liebhold, Andrew M., additional, Obersteiner, Michael, additional, Pauchard, Anibal, additional, Peterson, Garry D., additional, Roy, Helen E., additional, Seebens, Hanno, additional, Winter, Marten, additional, Burgman, Mark A., additional, Genovesi, Piero, additional, Hulme, Philip E., additional, Keller, Reuben P., additional, Latombe, Guillaume, additional, McGeoch, Melodie A., additional, Ruiz, Gregory M., additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Springborn, Michael R., additional, von Holle, Betsy, additional, and Essl, Franz, additional
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- 2021
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26. Annex 4: Risk Assessment for Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Verzelen, Yasmine, Adriaens, Tim, Scalera, Riccardo, Moore, Niall, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Chapman, Dan, Robertson, Peter, Roy, H.E., Rabitsch, Wolfgang, and Scalera, Riccardo
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Amphibians and reptiles ,risicobeoordeling ,Lampropeltis ,B005-zoology ,kingsnakes ,invasive species ,snakes (Serpentes) ,uitheemse soorten ,Invasive species (nature management) ,risicoanalyse ,reptiles (Reptilia) ,fauna management ,Invasive species (management) ,B003-ecology ,species directed nature management ,Invasive species (fauna management) ,Europe ,invasieve soorten ,exoten ,Invasive species (species diversity) - Abstract
There is a need to provide evidence-based assessments of the risks posed by invasive alien species (IAS) to underpin policies and prioritise action. Here we present ten risk assessments and associated management annexes for IAS selected following a prioritisation exercise. The selected species were Acridotheres tristis (common myna), Chrysemys picta (painted turtle), Gambusia affinis (western mosquitofish) and G. holbrooki (eastern mosquitofish), Lampropeltis getula (common kingsnake), Limnoperna fortunei (golden mussel), Orconectes rusticus (rusty crayfish), Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant), Trichosurus vulpecula (common brushtail possum), Plotosus lineatus (striped eel catfish), Arthurdendyus triangulatus (New Zealand flatworm). The risk assessments and associated management annexes were produced alongside tasks to develop and maintain a risk assessment template and to collect evidence on management techniques, implementation costs and costeffectiveness. The risk assessments will be used as evidence to inform whether the target species should be considered for inclusion on the list of invasive alien species of Union concern under Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (the IAS Regulation)
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- 2018
27. Developing a list of invasive alien species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the European Union
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Roy, Helen E., Bacher, Sven, Essl, Franz, Adriaens, Tim, Aldridge, David C., Bishop, John D.D., Blackburn, Tim M., Branquart, Etienne, Brodie, Juliet, Carboneras, Carles, Cottier-Cook, Elizabeth J., Copp, Gordon H., Dean, Hannah J., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Gallardo, Belinda, Garcia, Mariana, García‐Berthou, Emili, Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Kenis, Marc, Kerckhof, Francis, Kettunen, Marianne, Minchin, Dan, Nentwig, Wolfgang, Nieto, Ana, Pergl, Jan, Pescott, Oliver L., Peyton, Jodey M., Preda, Cristina, Roques, Alain, Rorke, Steph L., Scalera, Riccardo, Schindler, Stefan, Schonrogge, Karsten, Sewell, Jack, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan J.A., Tricarico, Elena, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, van der Velde, Gerard, Vilà, Montserrat, Wood, Christine A., Zenetos, Argyro, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roy, Helen E., Bacher, Sven, Essl, Franz, Adriaens, Tim, Aldridge, David C., Bishop, John D.D., Blackburn, Tim M., Branquart, Etienne, Brodie, Juliet, Carboneras, Carles, Cottier-Cook, Elizabeth J., Copp, Gordon H., Dean, Hannah J., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Gallardo, Belinda, Garcia, Mariana, García‐Berthou, Emili, Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Kenis, Marc, Kerckhof, Francis, Kettunen, Marianne, Minchin, Dan, Nentwig, Wolfgang, Nieto, Ana, Pergl, Jan, Pescott, Oliver L., Peyton, Jodey M., Preda, Cristina, Roques, Alain, Rorke, Steph L., Scalera, Riccardo, Schindler, Stefan, Schonrogge, Karsten, Sewell, Jack, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan J.A., Tricarico, Elena, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, van der Velde, Gerard, Vilà, Montserrat, Wood, Christine A., Zenetos, Argyro, and Rabitsch, Wolfgang
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The European Union (EU) has recently published its first list of invasive alien species (IAS) of EU concern to which current legislation must apply. The list comprises species known to pose great threats to biodiversity and needs to be maintained and updated. Horizon scanning is seen as critical to identify the most threatening potential IAS that do not yet occur in Europe to be subsequently risk assessed for future listing. Accordingly, we present a systematic consensus horizon scanning procedure to derive a ranked list of potential IAS likely to arrive, establish, spread and have an impact on biodiversity in the region over the next decade. The approach is unique in the continental scale examined, the breadth of taxonomic groups and environments considered, and the methods and data sources used. International experts were brought together to address five broad thematic groups of potential IAS. For each thematic group the experts first independently assembled lists of potential IAS not yet established in the EU but potentially threatening biodiversity if introduced. Experts were asked to score the species within their thematic group for their separate likelihoods of i) arrival, ii) establishment, iii) spread, and iv) magnitude of the potential negative impact on biodiversity within the EU. Experts then convened for a 2‐day workshop applying consensus methods to compile a ranked list of potential IAS. From an initial working list of 329 species, a list of 66 species not yet established in the EU that were considered to be very high (8 species), high (40 species) or medium (18 species) risk species was derived. Here, we present these species highlighting the potential negative impacts and the most likely biogeographic regions to be affected by these potential IAS.
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28. Eurasian wild boar Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Keuling, Oliver, Podgórski, Tomasz, Monaco, Andrea, Melletti, Mario, Merta, Dorota, Albrycht, Marzena, Genov, Peter V., Gethöffer, Friederike, Vetter, Sebastian G., Jori, Ferran, Scalera, Riccardo, and Gongora, Jaime
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Distribution géographique ,Sus scrofa ,habitat ,Distribution des populations ,L20 - Ecologie animale ,L70 - Sciences et hygiène vétérinaires : considérations générales ,Sanglier ,L50 - Physiologie et biochimie animales ,Comportement reproductif ,L60 - Taxonomie et géographie animales ,Taxonomie ,Anatomie animale ,L40 - Anatomie et morphologie des animaux ,génétique animale ,Parasite ,Maladie des animaux ,Physiologie animale ,Écologie animale ,Comportement animal - Published
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29. A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions
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Pyšek, Petr, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Blackburn, Tim M., Bacher, Sven, Capinha, César, Costello, Mark J., Fernández, Miguel, Gregory, Richard D., Hobern, Donald, Hui, Cang, Jetz, Walter, Kumschick, Sabrina, McGrannachan, Chris, Pergl, Jan, Roy, Helen E., Scalera, Riccardo, Squires, Zoe E., R.U.Wilson, John, Winter, Marten, Genovesi, Piero, and McGeoch, Melodie A.
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Managing biological invasions relies on good global coverage of species distributions. Accurate information on alien species distributions, obtained from international policy and cross-border co-operation, is required to evaluate trans-boundary and trading partnership risks. However, a standardized approach for systematically monitoring alien species and tracking biological invasions is still lacking. This Perspective presents a vision for global observation and monitoring of biological invasions. We show how the architecture for tracking biological invasions is provided by a minimum information set of Essential Variables, global collaboration on data sharing and infrastructure, and strategic contributions by countries. We show how this novel, synthetic approach to an observation system for alien species provides a tangible and attainable solution to delivering the information needed to slow the rate of new incursions and reduce the impacts of invaders. We identify three Essential Variables for Invasion Monitoring; alien species occurrence, species alien status and alien species impact. We outline how delivery of this minimum information set by joint, complementary contributions from countries and global community initiatives is possible. Country contributions are made feasible using a modular approach where all countries are able to participate and strategically build their contributions to a global information set over time. The vision we outline will deliver wide-ranging benefits to countries and international efforts to slow the rate of biological invasions and minimize their environmental impacts. These benefits will accrue over time as global coverage and information on alien species increases.
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30. Developing a list of invasive alien species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the European Union
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Roy, Helen E., primary, Bacher, Sven, additional, Essl, Franz, additional, Adriaens, Tim, additional, Aldridge, David C., additional, Bishop, John D. D., additional, Blackburn, Tim M., additional, Branquart, Etienne, additional, Brodie, Juliet, additional, Carboneras, Carles, additional, Cottier-Cook, Elizabeth J., additional, Copp, Gordon H., additional, Dean, Hannah J., additional, Eilenberg, Jørgen, additional, Gallardo, Belinda, additional, Garcia, Mariana, additional, García‐Berthou, Emili, additional, Genovesi, Piero, additional, Hulme, Philip E., additional, Kenis, Marc, additional, Kerckhof, Francis, additional, Kettunen, Marianne, additional, Minchin, Dan, additional, Nentwig, Wolfgang, additional, Nieto, Ana, additional, Pergl, Jan, additional, Pescott, Oliver L., additional, M. Peyton, Jodey, additional, Preda, Cristina, additional, Roques, Alain, additional, Rorke, Steph L., additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Schindler, Stefan, additional, Schönrogge, Karsten, additional, Sewell, Jack, additional, Solarz, Wojciech, additional, Stewart, Alan J. A., additional, Tricarico, Elena, additional, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, additional, Velde, Gerard, additional, Vilà, Montserrat, additional, Wood, Christine A., additional, Zenetos, Argyro, additional, and Rabitsch, Wolfgang, additional
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31. Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)
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Bacher, Sven, Blackburn, Tim M., Essl, Franz, Genovesi, Piero, Heikkilä, Jaakko, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Jones, Glyn, Keller, Reuben, Kenis, Marc, Kueffer, Christoph, Martinou, Angeliki F., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Pergl, Jan, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Richardson, David M., Roy, Helen E., Saul, Wolf-Christian, Scalera, Riccardo, Vilà, Montserrat, Wilson, John R.U., Kumschick, Sabrina, Bacher, Sven, Blackburn, Tim M., Essl, Franz, Genovesi, Piero, Heikkilä, Jaakko, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Jones, Glyn, Keller, Reuben, Kenis, Marc, Kueffer, Christoph, Martinou, Angeliki F., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Pergl, Jan, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Richardson, David M., Roy, Helen E., Saul, Wolf-Christian, Scalera, Riccardo, Vilà, Montserrat, Wilson, John R.U., and Kumschick, Sabrina
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1. Many alien taxa are known to cause socio-economic impacts by affecting the different constituents of human well-being (security; material and non-material assets; health; social, spiritual and cultural relations; freedom of choice and action). Attempts to quantify socio-economic impacts in monetary terms are unlikely to provide a useful basis for evaluating and comparing impacts of alien taxa because they are notoriously difficult to measure and important aspects of human well-being are ignored. 2. Here, we propose a novel standardised method for classifying alien taxa in terms of the magnitude of their impacts on human well-being, based on the capability approach from welfare economics. The core characteristic of this approach is that it uses changes in peoples' activities as a common metric for evaluating impacts on well-being. 3. Impacts are assigned to one of five levels, from Minimal Concern to Massive, according to semi-quantitative scenarios that describe the severity of the impacts. Taxa are then classified according to the highest level of deleterious impact that they have been recorded to cause on any constituent of human well-being. The scheme also includes categories for taxa that are not evaluated, have no alien population, or are data deficient, and a method for assigning uncertainty to all the classifications. To demonstrate the utility of the system, we classified impacts of amphibians globally. These showed a variety of impacts on human well-being, with the cane toad (Rhinella marina) scoring Major impacts. For most species, however, no studies reporting impacts on human well-being were found, i.e. these species were data deficient. 4. The classification provides a consistent procedure for translating the broad range of measures and types of impact into ranked levels of socio-economic impact, assigns alien taxa on the basis of the best available evidence of their documented deleterious impacts, and is applicable across taxa and at a range of spat
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32. Data from: A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation
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Carboneras, Carles, Genovesi, Piero, Vilà, Montserrat, Blackburn, Tim M., Carrete, Martina, Clavero, Miguel, D'Hondt, Bram, Orueta, Jorge F., Gallardo, Belinda, Geraldes, Pedro, González-Moreno, Pablo, Greogory, Richard D., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Paquet, Jean-Yves, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ramírez, Iván, Scalera, Riccardo, Tella, José Luis, Walton, Paul, Wynde, Robin, Carboneras, Carles, Genovesi, Piero, Vilà, Montserrat, Blackburn, Tim M., Carrete, Martina, Clavero, Miguel, D'Hondt, Bram, Orueta, Jorge F., Gallardo, Belinda, Geraldes, Pedro, González-Moreno, Pablo, Greogory, Richard D., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Paquet, Jean-Yves, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ramírez, Iván, Scalera, Riccardo, Tella, José Luis, Walton, Paul, and Wynde, Robin
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1. Effective prevention and control of invasive species generally relies on a comprehensive, coherent and representative list of species that enables resources to be used optimally. European Union (EU) Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species (IAS) aims to control or eradicate priority species, and to manage pathways to prevent the introduction and establishment of new IAS; it applies to species considered of Union concern and subject to formal risk assessment. So far, 49 species have been listed but the criteria for selecting species for risk assessment have not been disclosed and were probably unsystematic. 2. We developed a simple method to systematically rank invasive alien species according to their maximum potential threat to biodiversity in the EU. We identified 1323 species as potential candidates for listing, and evaluated them against their invasion stages and reported impacts, using information from databases and scientific literature. 3. 900 species fitted the criteria for listing according to IAS Regulation. We prioritised 207 species for urgent risk assessment, 59 by 2018 and 148 by 2020, based on their potential to permanently damage native species or ecosystems; another 336 species were identified for a second phase (by 2025), to prevent or reverse their profound impacts on biodiversity; and a further 357 species for assessment by 2030. 4. Policy implications. We propose a systematic, proactive approach to selecting and prioritising invasive alien species for risk assessment to assist European Union policy implementation. We assess an unprecedented number of species with potential to harm EU biodiversity using simple methodology that we developed, and recommend which species should be considered for risk assessment in a ranked order of priority along the timeline 2018-2030, based on their maximum reported impact and their invasion history in Europe.
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33. A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation
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Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España), Carboneras, Carles, Genovesi, Piero, Vilà, Montserrat, Blackburn, Tim M., Carrete, Martina, Clavero, Miguel, D'Hondt, Bram, Orueta, Jorge F., Gallardo, Belinda, Geraldes, Pedro, González-Moreno, Pablo, Greogory, Richard D., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Paquet, Jean-Yves, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ramírez, Iván, Scalera, Riccardo, Tella, José Luis, Walton, Paul, Wynde, Robin, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España), Carboneras, Carles, Genovesi, Piero, Vilà, Montserrat, Blackburn, Tim M., Carrete, Martina, Clavero, Miguel, D'Hondt, Bram, Orueta, Jorge F., Gallardo, Belinda, Geraldes, Pedro, González-Moreno, Pablo, Greogory, Richard D., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Paquet, Jean-Yves, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ramírez, Iván, Scalera, Riccardo, Tella, José Luis, Walton, Paul, and Wynde, Robin
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1. Effective prevention and control of invasive species generally relies on a comprehensive, coherent and representative list of species that enables resources to be used optimally. European Union (EU) Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species (IAS) aims to control or eradicate priority species, and to manage pathways to prevent the introduction and establishment of new IAS; it applies to species considered of Union concern and subject to formal risk assessment. So far, 49 species have been listed but the criteria for selecting species for risk assessment have not been disclosed and were probably unsystematic. 2. We developed a simple method to systematically rank IAS according to their maximum potential threat to biodiversity in the EU. We identified 1,323 species as potential candidates for listing, and evaluated them against their invasion stages and reported impacts, using information from databases and scientific literature. 3. 900 species fitted the criteria for listing according to IAS Regulation. We prioritised 207 species for urgent risk assessment, 59 by 2018 and 148 by 2020, based on their potential to permanently damage native species or ecosystems; another 336 species were identified for a second phase (by 2025), to prevent or reverse their profound impacts on biodiversity; and a further 357 species for assessment by 2030. 4. Policy implications. We propose a systematic, proactive approach to selecting and prioritising IAS for risk assessment to assist European Union policy implementation. We assess an unprecedented number of species with potential to harm EU biodiversity using a simple methodology and recommend which species should be considered for risk assessment in a ranked order of priority along the timeline 2018– 2030, based on their maximum reported impact and their invasion history in Europe
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34. Seven Recommendations to Make Your Invasive Alien Species Data More Useful
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Groom, Quentin J., Adriaens, Tim, Desmet, Peter, Simpson, Annie, De Wever, Aaike, Bazos, Ioannis, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Charles, Lucinda, Christopoulou, Anastasia, Gazda, Anna, Helmisaari, Harry, Hobern, Donald, Josefsson, Melanie, Lucy, Frances, Marisavljevic, Dragana, Oszako, Tomasz, Pergl, Jan, Petrovic-Obradovic, Olivera, Prévot, Céline, Ravn, Hans P., Richards, Gareth, Roques, Alain, Roy, Helen E., Rozenberg, Marie-Anne A., Scalera, Riccardo, Tricarico, Elena, Trichkova, Teodora, Vercayie, Diemer, Zenetos, Argyro, and Vanderhoeven, Sonia
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Applied Mathematics and Statistics ,introduced species ,non-native ,data interoperability ,standards ,non-indigenous ,checklists ,data management plan ,pest species - Abstract
Science-based strategies to tackle biological invasions depend on recent, accurate, well-documented, standardized and openly accessible information on alien species. Currently and historically, biodiversity data are scattered in numerous disconnected data silos that lack interoperability. The situation is no different for alien species data, and this obstructs efficient retrieval, combination, and use of these kinds of information for research and policy-making. Standardization and interoperability are particularly important as many alien species related research and policy activities require pooling data. We describe seven ways that data on alien species can be made more accessible and useful, based on the results of a European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) workshop: (1) Create data management plans; (2) Increase interoperability of information sources; (3) Document data through metadata; (4) Format data using existing standards; (5) Adopt controlled vocabularies; (6) Increase data availability; and (7) Ensure long-term data preservation. We identify four properties specific and integral to alien species data (species status, introduction pathway, degree of establishment, and impact mechanism) that are either missing from existing data standards or lack a recommended controlled vocabulary. Improved access to accurate, real-time and historical data will repay the long-term investment in data management infrastructure, by providing more accurate, timely and realistic assessments and analyses. If we improve core biodiversity data standards by developing their relevance to alien species, it will allow the automation of common activities regarding data processing in support of environmental policy. Furthermore, we call for considerable effort to maintain, update, standardize, archive, and aggregate datasets, to ensure proper valorization of alien species data and information before they become obsolete or lost.
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35. No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide
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Seebens, Hanno, Blackburn, Tim M., Dyer, Ellie E., Genovesi, Piero, Hulme, Philip E., Jeschke, Jonathan M., Pagad, Shyama, Pysek, Petr, Winter, Marten, Arianoutsou, Margarita, Bacher, Sven, Blasius, Bernd, Brundu, Giuseppe, Capinha, Cesar, Celesti-Grapow, Laura, Dawson, Wayne, Dullinger, Stefan, Fuentes, Nicol, Jaeger, Heinke, Kartesz, John, Kenis, Marc, Kreft, Holger, Kuehn, Ingolf, Lenzner, Bernd, Liebhold, Andrew, Mosena, Alexander, Moser, Dietmar, Nishino, Misako, Pearman, David, Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Rojas-Sandoval, Julissa, Roques, Alain, Rorke, Stephanie, Rossinelli, Silvia, Roy, Helen E., Scalera, Riccardo, Schindler, Stefan, Stajerova, Katerina, Tokarska-Guzik, Barbara, van Kleunen, Mark, Walker, Kevin, Weigelt, Patrick, Yamanaka, Takehiko, Essl, Franz, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main-Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research - Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Leibniz Association-Leibniz Association, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna [Vienna], Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College of London [London] (UCL), Institute of Zoology, Université de Neuchâtel (UNINE), Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, King Saud University [Riyadh] (KSU), School of Biological Sciences [Adelaïde], University of Adelaide, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Species Survival Commission - IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) - Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB), Leibniz Association, Institute of Biology at the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin (FU), Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), University of Auckland [Auckland], Department of Invasion Ecology, Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS), Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology, Charles University [Prague] (CU), German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Systematics, School of Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University [Flagstaff], Department of Agriculture, Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Universidade do Porto, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Department of Ecology [Warsaw], Institute of Zoology [Warsaw], Faculty of Biology [Warsaw], University of Warsaw (UW)-University of Warsaw (UW)-Faculty of Biology [Warsaw], University of Warsaw (UW)-University of Warsaw (UW), Department of Biosciences, Karolinska Institutet [Stockholm], Departamento de Botanica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanograficas, Universidad de Concepción [Chile], Charles Darwin Foundation, Biota of North America Program (BONAP), Centre for Agricultural and Biosciences International (CABI), Department of Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Georg-August-University [Göttingen], Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Department of Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg (MLU), Northern Research Station, Forest Research [Great Britain], Center for Interamerican Studies (CIAS), Department of Experimental and Systems Ecology, Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), Department of Biodiversity and Nature Conservation, Environment Agency Austria, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Unité de recherche Zoologie Forestière (URZF), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main-Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, University College London (UCL), King Saud University, Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (ASCR), Charles University [Prague], National and Kapodistrian University of Athens = University of Athens (NKUA | UoA), CIBIO/InBIO Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Càtedra Infraestruturas de Portugal-Biodiversidade, Universidade do Porto, Universidade do Porto [Porto], Department of Ecology, University of Warsaw (UW), Departamento de Bota´nica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanogra´ficas, University of Concepcion, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ), Forest Research, Unité de recherche Zoologie Forestière (UZF), aculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Silesia, and National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
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Internationality ,Time Factors ,Science ,[SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes ,dynamique de la colonisation ,Invasive Species ,biogeographie ,distribution des populations ,population distribution ,Article ,Ecology and Environment ,Mammal ,dynamique de colonisation ,Species Specificity ,espèce exotique ,taxa ,espèce exotique invasive ,Computer Simulation ,Invertebrate ,Macroecology ,Milieux et Changements globaux ,taxon ,Islands ,Geography ,Vascular plants ,fungi ,Botany ,food and beverages ,biological invasions ,plant invasions ,biogeography ,trade ,biodiversity ,pathways ,policy ,extinctions ,framework ,islands ,saturation ,alien species ,dynamique temporelle ,buildup ,invasion biologique ,donnée taxonomique ,Introduced Species ,accumulation ,Zoology - Abstract
Although research on human-mediated exchanges of species has substantially intensified during the last centuries, we know surprisingly little about temporal dynamics of alien species accumulations across regions and taxa. Using a novel database of 45,813 first records of 16,926 established alien species, we show that the annual rate of first records worldwide has increased during the last 200 years, with 37% of all first records reported most recently (1970–2014). Inter-continental and inter-taxonomic variation can be largely attributed to the diaspora of European settlers in the nineteenth century and to the acceleration in trade in the twentieth century. For all taxonomic groups, the increase in numbers of alien species does not show any sign of saturation and most taxa even show increases in the rate of first records over time. This highlights that past efforts to mitigate invasions have not been effective enough to keep up with increasing globalization., Alien species of animals and plants can invade new regions of the earth. This study performs a global analysis of temporal dynamics and spatial patterns of alien species introductions over the past 200 years, and reports no saturation in the rate at which these invasion are increasing.
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36. Alien pathogens on the horizon: opportunities for predicting their threat to wildlife
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Roy, Helen E, Hesketh, Helen, Purse, Bethan V, Eilenberg, Jørgen, Santini, Alberto, Scalera, Riccardo, Stentiford, Grant D, Adriaens, Tim, Bacela-Spychalska, Karolina, Bass, David, Beckmann, Katie M, Bessell, Paul, Bojko, Jamie, Booy, Olaf, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, Harrower, Colin, Kleespies, Regina, Martinou, Angeliki F, van Oers, Monique M, Peeler, Edmund J, Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Schaffner, Francis, Schindler, Stefan, Schmidt, Benedikt R, Schönrogge, Karsten, Smith, Jonathan, et al, University of Zurich, and Roy, Helen E
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chytridiomycosis ,10127 Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies ,disease ,1105 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,570 Life sciences ,biology ,590 Animals (Zoology) ,2303 Ecology ,2309 Nature and Landscape Conservation ,alien invasive species ,pathogen - Published
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37. Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species
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Roy, Helen E., primary, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Stewart, Alan, additional, Gallardo, Belinda, additional, Genovesi, Piero, additional, Essl, Franz, additional, Adriaens, Tim, additional, Bacher, Sven, additional, Booy, Olaf, additional, Branquart, Etienne, additional, Brunel, Sarah, additional, Copp, Gordon Howard, additional, Dean, Hannah, additional, D'hondt, Bram, additional, Josefsson, Melanie, additional, Kenis, Marc, additional, Kettunen, Marianne, additional, Linnamagi, Merike, additional, Lucy, Frances, additional, Martinou, Angeliki, additional, Moore, Niall, additional, Nentwig, Wolfgang, additional, Nieto, Ana, additional, Pergl, Jan, additional, Peyton, Jodey, additional, Roques, Alain, additional, Schindler, Stefan, additional, Schönrogge, Karsten, additional, Solarz, Wojciech, additional, Stebbing, Paul D., additional, Trichkova, Teodora, additional, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, additional, van Valkenburg, Johan, additional, and Zenetos, Argyro, additional
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38. Alien pathogens on the horizon: opportunities for predicting their threat to wildlife
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Roy, Helen E., Hesketh, Helen, Purse, Bethan V., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Santini, Alberto, Scalera, Riccardo, Stentiford, Grant D., Adriaens, Tim, Bacela-Spychalska, Karolina, Bass, David, Beckmann, Katie M., Bessell, Paul, Bojko, Jamie, Booy, Olaf, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, Harrower, Colin, Kleespies, Regina, Martinou, Angeliki F., van Oers, Monique M., Peeler, Edmund J., Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Schaffner, Francis, Schindler, Stefan, Schmidt, Benedikt R., Schonrogge, Karsten, Smith, Jonathan, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan, Stroo, Arjan, Tricarico, Elena, Turvey, Katharine M.A., Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Woodward, Stephen, Wynns, Anja Amtoft, Dunn, Alison M., Roy, Helen E., Hesketh, Helen, Purse, Bethan V., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Santini, Alberto, Scalera, Riccardo, Stentiford, Grant D., Adriaens, Tim, Bacela-Spychalska, Karolina, Bass, David, Beckmann, Katie M., Bessell, Paul, Bojko, Jamie, Booy, Olaf, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, Harrower, Colin, Kleespies, Regina, Martinou, Angeliki F., van Oers, Monique M., Peeler, Edmund J., Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Schaffner, Francis, Schindler, Stefan, Schmidt, Benedikt R., Schonrogge, Karsten, Smith, Jonathan, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan, Stroo, Arjan, Tricarico, Elena, Turvey, Katharine M.A., Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Woodward, Stephen, Wynns, Anja Amtoft, and Dunn, Alison M.
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According to the Convention on Biological Diversity, by 2020 invasive alien species (IAS) should be identified and their impacts assessed, so that species can be prioritized for implementation of appropriate control strategies and measures put in place to manage invasion pathways. For one quarter of the IAS listed as the “100 of the world's worst” environmental impacts are linked to diseases of wildlife (undomesticated plants and animals). Moreover, IAS are a significant source of “pathogen pollution” defined as the human-mediated introduction of a pathogen to a new host or region. Despite this, little is known about the biology of alien pathogens and their biodiversity impacts after introduction into new regions. We argue that the threats posed by alien pathogens to endangered species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services should receive greater attention through legislation, policy, and management. We identify 10 key areas for research and action, including those relevant to the processes of introduction and establishment of an alien pathogen and to prediction of the spread and associated impact of an alien pathogen on native biota and ecosystems. The development of interdisciplinary capacity, expertise, and coordination to identify and manage threats was seen as critical to address knowledge gaps.
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39. A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions
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Latombe, Guillaume, Pyšek, Petr, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Blackburn, Tim M., Bacher, Sven, Capinha, César, Costello, Mark J., Fernández, Miguel, Gregory, Richard D., Hobern, Donald, Hui, Cang, Jetz, Walter, Kumschick, Sabrina, McGrannachan, Chris, Pergl, Jan, Roy, Helen E., Scalera, Riccardo, Squires, Zoe E., Wilson, John R.U., Winter, Marten, Genovesi, Piero, McGeoch, Melodie A., Latombe, Guillaume, Pyšek, Petr, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Blackburn, Tim M., Bacher, Sven, Capinha, César, Costello, Mark J., Fernández, Miguel, Gregory, Richard D., Hobern, Donald, Hui, Cang, Jetz, Walter, Kumschick, Sabrina, McGrannachan, Chris, Pergl, Jan, Roy, Helen E., Scalera, Riccardo, Squires, Zoe E., Wilson, John R.U., Winter, Marten, Genovesi, Piero, and McGeoch, Melodie A.
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Managing biological invasions relies on good global coverage of species distributions. Accurate information on alien species distributions, obtained from international policy and cross-border co-operation, is required to evaluate trans-boundary and trading partnership risks. However, a standardized approach for systematically monitoring alien species and tracking biological invasions is still lacking. This Perspective presents a vision for global observation and monitoring of biological invasions. We show how the architecture for tracking biological invasions is provided by a minimum information set of Essential Variables, global collaboration on data sharing and infrastructure, and strategic contributions by countries. We show how this novel, synthetic approach to an observation system for alien species provides a tangible and attainable solution to delivering the information needed to slow the rate of new incursions and reduce the impacts of invaders. We identify three Essential Variables for Invasion Monitoring; alien species occurrence, species alien status and alien species impact. We outline how delivery of this minimum information set by joint, complementary contributions from countries and global community initiatives is possible. Country contributions are made feasible using a modular approach where all countries are able to participate and strategically build their contributions to a global information set over time. The vision we outline will deliver wide-ranging benefits to countries and international efforts to slow the rate of biological invasions and minimize their environmental impacts. These benefits will accrue over time as global coverage and information on alien species increases.
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40. Seven Recommendations to Make Your Invasive Alien Species Data More Useful
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J. Groom, Quentin, Adriaens, Tim, Desmet, Peter, Simpson, Annie, De Wever, Aaike, Bazos, Ioannis, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Charles, Lucinda, Christopoulou, Anastasia, Gazda, Anna, Helmisaari, Harry, Hobern, Donald, Josefsson, Melanie, Lucy, Frances, Marisavljevic, Dragana, Oszako, Tomasz, Pergl, Jan, Petrovic-Obradovic, Olivera, Prévot, Céline, Ravn, Hans Peter, Richards, Gareth, Roques, Alain, E. Roy, Helen, A. Rozenberg, Marie-Anne, Scalera, Riccardo, Tricarico, Elena, Trichkova, Teodora, Vercayie, Diemer, Zenetos, Argyro, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, J. Groom, Quentin, Adriaens, Tim, Desmet, Peter, Simpson, Annie, De Wever, Aaike, Bazos, Ioannis, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Charles, Lucinda, Christopoulou, Anastasia, Gazda, Anna, Helmisaari, Harry, Hobern, Donald, Josefsson, Melanie, Lucy, Frances, Marisavljevic, Dragana, Oszako, Tomasz, Pergl, Jan, Petrovic-Obradovic, Olivera, Prévot, Céline, Ravn, Hans Peter, Richards, Gareth, Roques, Alain, E. Roy, Helen, A. Rozenberg, Marie-Anne, Scalera, Riccardo, Tricarico, Elena, Trichkova, Teodora, Vercayie, Diemer, Zenetos, Argyro, and Vanderhoeven, Sonia
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41. Alien pathogens on the horizon:opportunities for predicting their threat to wildlife
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Roy, Helen E., Hesketh, Helen, Purse, Bethan V., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Santini, Alberto, Scalera, Riccardo, Stentiford, Grant D., Adriaens, Tim, Bacela-Spychalska, Karolina, Bass, David, Beckmann, Katie M., Bessell, Paul, Bojko, Jamie, Booy, Olaf, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, Harrower, Colin, Kleespies, Regina G, Martinou, Angeliki F., Van Oers, Monique M., Peeler, Edmund J., Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Schaffner, Francis, Schindler, Stefan, Schmidt, Benedikt R., Schönrogge, Karsten, Smith, Jonathan D, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan, Stroo, Arjan, Tricarico, Elena, Turvey, Katharine M.a., Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Woodward, Stephen, Wynns, Anja Amtoft, Dunn, Alison M., Roy, Helen E., Hesketh, Helen, Purse, Bethan V., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Santini, Alberto, Scalera, Riccardo, Stentiford, Grant D., Adriaens, Tim, Bacela-Spychalska, Karolina, Bass, David, Beckmann, Katie M., Bessell, Paul, Bojko, Jamie, Booy, Olaf, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, Harrower, Colin, Kleespies, Regina G, Martinou, Angeliki F., Van Oers, Monique M., Peeler, Edmund J., Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Schaffner, Francis, Schindler, Stefan, Schmidt, Benedikt R., Schönrogge, Karsten, Smith, Jonathan D, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan, Stroo, Arjan, Tricarico, Elena, Turvey, Katharine M.a., Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Woodward, Stephen, Wynns, Anja Amtoft, and Dunn, Alison M.
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42. Alien pathogens on the horizon: opportunities for predicting their threat to wildlife
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European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Roy, Helen E., Hesketh, Helen, Purse, Bethan V., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Santini, Alberto, Scalera, Riccardo, Stentiford, Grant D., Adriaens, Tim, Bacela-Spychalska, Karolina, Bass, David, Beckmann, Katie M., Bessell, Paul, Bojko, Jamie, Booy, Olaf, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, Harrower, Colin, Kleespies, Regina, Martinou, Angeliki F., Oers, Monique van, Peeler, Edmund J., Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Schaffner, Francis, Schindler, Stefan, Schmidt, Benedikt R., Schönrogge, Karsten, Smith, Jonathan, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan, Stroo, Arjan, Tricarico, Elena, Turvey, Katharine M. A., Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Woodward, Stephen, Wynns, Anja A., Dunn, Alison M., European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Roy, Helen E., Hesketh, Helen, Purse, Bethan V., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Santini, Alberto, Scalera, Riccardo, Stentiford, Grant D., Adriaens, Tim, Bacela-Spychalska, Karolina, Bass, David, Beckmann, Katie M., Bessell, Paul, Bojko, Jamie, Booy, Olaf, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, Harrower, Colin, Kleespies, Regina, Martinou, Angeliki F., Oers, Monique van, Peeler, Edmund J., Pergl, Jan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Roques, Alain, Schaffner, Francis, Schindler, Stefan, Schmidt, Benedikt R., Schönrogge, Karsten, Smith, Jonathan, Solarz, Wojciech, Stewart, Alan, Stroo, Arjan, Tricarico, Elena, Turvey, Katharine M. A., Vannini, Andrea, Vilà, Montserrat, Woodward, Stephen, Wynns, Anja A., and Dunn, Alison M.
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According to the Convention on Biological Diversity, by 2020 invasive alien species (IAS) should be identified and their impacts assessed, so that species can be prioritized for implementation of appropriate control strategies and measures put in place to manage invasion pathways. For one quarter of the IAS listed as the “100 of the world's worst” environmental impacts are linked to diseases of wildlife (undomesticated plants and animals). Moreover, IAS are a significant source of “pathogen pollution” defined as the human-mediated introduction of a pathogen to a new host or region. Despite this, little is known about the biology of alien pathogens and their biodiversity impacts after introduction into new regions. We argue that the threats posed by alien pathogens to endangered species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services should receive greater attention through legislation, policy, and management. We identify 10 key areas for research and action, including those relevant to the processes of introduction and establishment of an alien pathogen and to prediction of the spread and associated impact of an alien pathogen on native biota and ecosystems. The development of interdisciplinary capacity, expertise, and coordination to identify and manage threats was seen as critical to address knowledge gaps.
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43. Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)
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Bacher, Sven, Blackburn, Tim M., Essl, Franz, Genovesi, Piero, Heikkilä, Jaakko, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Jones, Glyn, Keller, Reuben, Kenis, Marc, Kueffer, Christoph, Martinou, Angeliki F., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Pergl, Jan, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Richardson, David M., Roy, Helen E., Saul, Wolf-Christian, Scalera, Riccardo, Vilà, Montserrat, Wilson, John R. U., Kumschick, Sabrina, Bacher, Sven, Blackburn, Tim M., Essl, Franz, Genovesi, Piero, Heikkilä, Jaakko, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Jones, Glyn, Keller, Reuben, Kenis, Marc, Kueffer, Christoph, Martinou, Angeliki F., Nentwig, Wolfgang, Pergl, Jan, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Richardson, David M., Roy, Helen E., Saul, Wolf-Christian, Scalera, Riccardo, Vilà, Montserrat, Wilson, John R. U., and Kumschick, Sabrina
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Many alien taxa are known to cause socio-economic impacts by affecting the different constituents of human well-being (security; material and non-material assets; health; social, spiritual and cultural relations; freedom of choice and action). Attempts to quantify socio-economic impacts in monetary terms are unlikely to provide a useful basis for evaluating and comparing impacts of alien taxa because they are notoriously difficult to measure and important aspects of human well-being are ignored.Here, we propose a novel standardised method for classifying alien taxa in terms of the magnitude of their impacts on human well-being, based on the capability approach from welfare economics. The core characteristic of this approach is that it uses changes in peoples' activities as a common metric for evaluating impacts on well-being.Impacts are assigned to one of five levels, from Minimal Concern to Massive, according to semi-quantitative scenarios that describe the severity of the impacts. Taxa are then classified according to the highest level of deleterious impact that they have been recorded to cause on any constituent of human well-being. The scheme also includes categories for taxa that are not evaluated, have no alien population, or are data deficient, and a method for assigning uncertainty to all the classifications. To demonstrate the utility of the system, we classified impacts of amphibians globally. These showed a variety of impacts on human well-being, with the cane toad (Rhinella marina) scoring Major impacts. For most species, however, no studies reporting impacts on human well-being were found, i.e. these species were data deficient.The classification provides a consistent procedure for translating the broad range of measures and types of impact into ranked levels of socio-economic impact, assigns alien taxa on the basis of the best available evidence of their documented deleterious impacts, and is applicable across taxa and at a range of spatial scales. The
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44. Making the EU legislation on invasive species a conservation success
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Tollington, Simon, Turbe, Anne, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Groombridge, Jim J., Scalera, Riccardo, Essl, Franz, Roy, Helen, and Shwartz, Assaf
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The European Union’s (EU) new legislation concerning Invasive Alien Species (IAS) is a ground-breaking and commendable attempt to set a common standard for combating IAS across political jurisdictions at a multinational scale. However, the regulation, underpinned by a list of IAS of Union concern, affords Member States a degree of operational flexibility and its successful implementation will be dictated by appropriate national enforcement and resource use. In evaluating this EU legislation, we provide pragmatic recommendations based upon a geo-political analysis of the pan-European capabilities to combat IAS and discuss measures to avoid the risk that the regulation will promote a piecemeal response by stakeholders instead of a truly collaborative effort. We highlight a major deficit in the funding mechanisms to support a comprehensive implementation of the legislation and stress the importance of consultation with the broader scientific community, including with key stakeholders, businesses and the general public. Our recommendations will create incentives for industries, raise awareness among citizens and stakeholders, and help establish a social norm for the EU and further afield. The legislation offers a collaborative Europe the chance to demonstrate its commitment to tackling the problems of IAS and to achieve a successful conservation breakthrough of international importance.
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45. A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation
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Carboneras, Carles, primary, Genovesi, Piero, additional, Vilà, Montserrat, additional, Blackburn, Tim M., additional, Carrete, Martina, additional, Clavero, Miguel, additional, D'hondt, Bram, additional, Orueta, Jorge F., additional, Gallardo, Belinda, additional, Geraldes, Pedro, additional, González-Moreno, Pablo, additional, Gregory, Richard D., additional, Nentwig, Wolfgang, additional, Paquet, Jean-Yves, additional, Pyšek, Petr, additional, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, additional, Ramírez, Iván, additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Tella, José L., additional, Walton, Paul, additional, and Wynde, Robin, additional
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46. A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions
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Latombe, Guillaume, primary, Pyšek, Petr, additional, Jeschke, Jonathan M., additional, Blackburn, Tim M., additional, Bacher, Sven, additional, Capinha, César, additional, Costello, Mark J., additional, Fernández, Miguel, additional, Gregory, Richard D., additional, Hobern, Donald, additional, Hui, Cang, additional, Jetz, Walter, additional, Kumschick, Sabrina, additional, McGrannachan, Chris, additional, Pergl, Jan, additional, Roy, Helen E., additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Squires, Zoe E., additional, Wilson, John R.U., additional, Winter, Marten, additional, Genovesi, Piero, additional, and McGeoch, Melodie A., additional
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47. Socio‐economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)
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Bacher, Sven, primary, Blackburn, Tim M., additional, Essl, Franz, additional, Genovesi, Piero, additional, Heikkilä, Jaakko, additional, Jeschke, Jonathan M., additional, Jones, Glyn, additional, Keller, Reuben, additional, Kenis, Marc, additional, Kueffer, Christoph, additional, Martinou, Angeliki F., additional, Nentwig, Wolfgang, additional, Pergl, Jan, additional, Pyšek, Petr, additional, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, additional, Richardson, David M., additional, Roy, Helen E., additional, Saul, Wolf‐Christian, additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Vilà, Montserrat, additional, Wilson, John R. U., additional, and Kumschick, Sabrina, additional
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48. Control wildlife pathogens too
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Roy, Helen, Scalera, Riccardo, Dunn, Alison, Hesketh, Helen, Roy, Helen, Scalera, Riccardo, Dunn, Alison, and Hesketh, Helen
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Correspondence.
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49. First record of a possibly overlooked impact by alien parrots on a bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
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Menchetti, Mattia, Scalera, Riccardo, and Mori, Emiliano
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Ecology ,Behavior and Systematics ,Evolution ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Psittacula krameri fatal attack Leisler's bat introduced species populations ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Psittacula krameri ,fatal attack ,Leisler’s bat ,introduced species populations - Abstract
Although its interferences on native biodiversity are still poorly known, the rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri is currently recorded as one of the 100 worst alien species. The impacts on native fauna by this parrot are mainly represented by the displacement of native birds from nesting sites, with direct lethal attacks observed only against little owls and red squirrels.To date, competition with bats for tree cavities has been hypothesized but not documented yet. We recorded a fatal attack of a parakeet towards a Leisler’s bat (Nyctalus leisleri), roosting or possibly hibernating in a trunk cavity. Although this is the only report available, the fact that both parrots and many bat species use tree cavities suggests that similar cases may be relatively frequent although sporadically observed. This observation puts emphasis on the need to supporting active monitoring and management of introduced species populations to preserve threatened native fauna.Download the complete issue.
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50. Alien Pathogens on the Horizon: Opportunities for Predicting their Threat to Wildlife
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Roy, Helen E., primary, Hesketh, Helen, additional, Purse, Bethan V., additional, Eilenberg, Jørgen, additional, Santini, Alberto, additional, Scalera, Riccardo, additional, Stentiford, Grant D., additional, Adriaens, Tim, additional, Bacela‐Spychalska, Karolina, additional, Bass, David, additional, Beckmann, Katie M., additional, Bessell, Paul, additional, Bojko, Jamie, additional, Booy, Olaf, additional, Cardoso, Ana Cristina, additional, Essl, Franz, additional, Groom, Quentin, additional, Harrower, Colin, additional, Kleespies, Regina, additional, Martinou, Angeliki F., additional, van Oers, Monique M., additional, Peeler, Edmund J., additional, Pergl, Jan, additional, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, additional, Roques, Alain, additional, Schaffner, Francis, additional, Schindler, Stefan, additional, Schmidt, Benedikt R., additional, Schönrogge, Karsten, additional, Smith, Jonathan, additional, Solarz, Wojciech, additional, Stewart, Alan, additional, Stroo, Arjan, additional, Tricarico, Elena, additional, Turvey, Katharine M.A., additional, Vannini, Andrea, additional, Vilà, Montserrat, additional, Woodward, Stephen, additional, Wynns, Anja Amtoft, additional, and Dunn, Alison M., additional
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