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Global threats from invasive alien species in the twenty-first century and national response capacities

Global threats from invasive alien species in the twenty-first century and national response capacities
Global threats from invasive alien species in the twenty-first century and national response capacities
Invasive alien species (IAS) threaten human livelihoods and biodiversity globally. Increasing globalization facilitates IAS arrival, and environmental changes, including climate change, facilitate IAS establishment. Here we provide the first global, spatial analysis of the terrestrial threat from IAS in light of twenty-first century globalization and environmental change, and evaluate national capacities to prevent and manage species invasions. We find that one-sixth of the global land surface is highly vulnerable to invasion, including substantial areas in developing economies and biodiversity hotspots. The dominant invasion vectors differ between high-income countries (imports, particularly of plants and pets) and low-income countries (air travel). Uniting data on the causes of introduction and establishment can improve early-warning and eradication schemes. Most countries have limited capacity to act against invasions. In particular, we reveal a clear need for proactive invasion strategies in areas with high poverty levels, high biodiversity and low historical levels of invasion.
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Early, Regan, Bradley, Bethany A., Dukes, Jeffrey S., Lawler, Joshua J., Olden, Julian D., Blumenthal, Dana M., Gonzalez, Patrick, Grosholz, Edwin D., Ibañez, Ines, Miller, Luke P., Sorte, Cascade J. B. and Tatem, Andrew J. (2016) Global threats from invasive alien species in the twenty-first century and national response capacities. Nature Communications, 7 (12485), 1-9. (doi:10.1038/ncomms12485).

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Abstract

Invasive alien species (IAS) threaten human livelihoods and biodiversity globally. Increasing globalization facilitates IAS arrival, and environmental changes, including climate change, facilitate IAS establishment. Here we provide the first global, spatial analysis of the terrestrial threat from IAS in light of twenty-first century globalization and environmental change, and evaluate national capacities to prevent and manage species invasions. We find that one-sixth of the global land surface is highly vulnerable to invasion, including substantial areas in developing economies and biodiversity hotspots. The dominant invasion vectors differ between high-income countries (imports, particularly of plants and pets) and low-income countries (air travel). Uniting data on the causes of introduction and establishment can improve early-warning and eradication schemes. Most countries have limited capacity to act against invasions. In particular, we reveal a clear need for proactive invasion strategies in areas with high poverty levels, high biodiversity and low historical levels of invasion.

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Accepted/In Press date: 7 July 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 August 2016
Published date: 23 August 2016
Organisations: Global Env Change & Earth Observation, WorldPop, Population, Health & Wellbeing (PHeW)

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Local EPrints ID: 399686
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/399686
PURE UUID: 5898d5ec-1aca-45c3-91c4-5046c7577cb8
ORCID for Andrew J. Tatem: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-941X

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:43

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Author: Regan Early
Author: Bethany A. Bradley
Author: Jeffrey S. Dukes
Author: Joshua J. Lawler
Author: Julian D. Olden
Author: Dana M. Blumenthal
Author: Patrick Gonzalez
Author: Edwin D. Grosholz
Author: Ines Ibañez
Author: Luke P. Miller
Author: Cascade J. B. Sorte
Author: Andrew J. Tatem ORCID iD

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