Global indicators of biological invasion: species numbers, biodiversity impact and policy responses

McGeoch, Mélodie A.; Butchart, Stuart H. M.; Spear, Dian; Marais, Elizabeth M.; Kleynhans, Elizabeth J.; Symes, Andy; Chanson, Janice; Hoffmann, Michael

doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00633.x

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“…Although local avian species number is almost unchanged, global avian biodiversity has been significantly reduced. Red List conservation status of 11 bird, five mammal, and one amphibian species [56]. However, reinvasion risk can remain high, necessitating ongoing monitoring and occasional intervention.…”

Section: Rapid Response Versus Procrastination For An Invasive Pacifimentioning

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Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward

Simberloff

Martin

Genovesi

et al. 2013

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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International audienceStudy of the impacts of biological invasions, a pervasive component of global change, has generated remarkable understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of the spread of introduced populations. The growing field of invasion science, poised at a crossroads where ecology, social sciences, resource management, and public perception meet, is increasingly exposed to critical scrutiny from several perspectives. Although the rate of biological invasions, elucidation of their consequences, and knowledge about mitigation are growing rapidly, the very need for invasion science is disputed. Here, we highlight recent progress in understanding invasion impacts and management, and discuss the challenges that the discipline faces in its science and interactions with society

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Section: Rapid Response Versus Procrastination For An Invasive Pacifimentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward

Simberloff

Martin

Genovesi

et al. 2013

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

2,620

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“…In addition to conceptual issues, a lack of data to test hypotheses (McGeoch et al 2010) is a difficulty in invasion ecology (C4 in Table 3). For example, information on failed invasions following accidental introductions is often not available, especially for plants and invertebrates, sometimes not even for vertebrates.…”

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Conceptual Frameworks and Methods for Advancing Invasion Ecology

Heger

Pahl

Botta‐Dukát

et al. 2013

AMBIO

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Invasion ecology has much advanced since its early beginnings. Nevertheless, explanation, prediction, and management of biological invasions remain difficult. We argue that progress in invasion research can be accelerated by, first, pointing out difficulties this field is currently facing and, second, looking for measures to overcome them. We see basic and applied research in invasion ecology confronted with difficulties arising from (A) societal issues, e.g., disparate perceptions of invasive species; (B) the peculiarity of the invasion process, e.g., its complexity and context dependency; and (C) the scientific methodology, e.g., imprecise hypotheses. To overcome these difficulties, we propose three key measures: (1) a checklist for definitions to encourage explicit definitions; (2) implementation of a hierarchy of hypotheses (HoH), where general hypotheses branch into specific and precisely testable hypotheses; and (3) platforms for improved communication. These measures may significantly increase conceptual clarity and enhance communication, thus advancing invasion ecology.

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“…The literature provides other ideas for integrating other types of data to improve the indicators. For example, evidence of regional cooperation and integrated planning (see McGeoch et al, 2010;Ramsar Convention Secretariat, 2010;Waldron et al, 2013), e.g. regular exchange of data, cooperation on scientific and technical matters, evidence of national biodiversity strategy development , and development of cooperative planning and jurisdictional and institutional coordination within a nation to reflect biodiversity as a cross-cutting issue (see Ramsar Convention Secretariat, 2010) could be used to improve Indicator 6 and in so doing address the AHTEG strengthening attribute.…”

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International benchmarking: policy responses to biodiversity and climate change in OECD countries

Bark

Crabot

2016

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Servic

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Responding to global environmental issues like biodiversity loss and climate change challenge national governments and intergovernmental bodies. A conventional response has been to set targets. Yet to achieve targets, governments must implement effective policies. Indicators that track policy implementation could provide information on individual country progress towards targets and for international benchmarking. We take up a recommendation from Convention on Biological Diversity mandated experts to develop a policy indicator(s) for biodiversity. This expert group identified four indicator attributes: identification, establishment, strengthening and assessment. We review biodiversity (and climate change) policies implemented in the period 1952 2012 in 54 nations using an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) database. We find: the number of countries implementing biodiversity policies increased steadily until the end of the 2000s (identification); evidence of continuous innovation in the types of policy instruments implemented (establishment); and evidence of policy revision and shifts in jurisdiction (strengthening). To overcome a lack of data to evaluate policy effectiveness (assessment) we suggest improvements in data collection and the possibility to combine the OECD database with other databases.Keywords: benchmarking, biodiversity, climate change, indicator, environmental policy. Highlights: We utilise an OECD/EEA Database to provide policy-relevant information for CBD.  We implement four proposed operational indicators to track biodiversity/climate change policy.  We propose two further indicators to assess policy strengthening.  We link the operational indicators to international benchmarking goals.

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Global indicators of biological invasion: species numbers, biodiversity impact and policy responses

Cited by 559 publications

References 36 publications

Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward

Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward

Conceptual Frameworks and Methods for Advancing Invasion Ecology

International benchmarking: policy responses to biodiversity and climate change in OECD countries

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