TY - JOUR
KW - Environmental hazard horizon scanning invasive alien species legislation wildlife diseases
AU - Roy Helen E.
AU - Hesketh Helen
AU - Purse Bethan V.
AU - Eilenberg Jørgen
AU - Santini Alberto
AU - Scalera Riccardo
AU - Stentiford Grant D.
AU - Adriaens Tim
AU - Bacela-Spychalska Karolina
AU - Bass David
AU - Beckmann Katie M.
AU - Bessell Paul
AU - Bojko Jamie
AU - Booy Olaf
AU - Cardoso Ana Cristina
AU - Essl Franz
AU - Groom Quentin
AU - Harrower Colin A
AU - Kleespies Regina
AU - Martinou Angeliki F.
AU - van Oers Monique M.
AU - Peeler Edmund J.
AU - Pergl Jan
AU - Rabitsch Wolfgang
AU - Roques Alain
AU - Schaffner Francis
AU - Schindler Stefan
AU - Schmidt Benedikt R.
AU - Schönrogge K.
AU - Smith Jonathan
AU - Solarz Wojciech
AU - Stewart Alan JA
AU - Stroo Arjan
AU - Tricarico Elena
AU - Turvey Katharine M. A.
AU - Vannini Andrea
AU - Vilà Montserrat
AU - Woodward Stephen
AU - Wynns Anja Amtoft
AU - Dunn Alison M.
AB - 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.
BT - Conservation Letters
LA - eng
N2 - 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.
PY - 2016
SP - n/a
EP - n/a
T2 - Conservation Letters
TI - Alien Pathogens on the Horizon: Opportunities for Predicting their Threat to Wildlife
ER -