Improving management of invasive species: New Zealand’s approach to pre- and post-border pests

Brenton-Rule, Evan C.; Frankel, Susy; Lester, Philip J.

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“…Framed in this context of overarching uncertainties and high costs, strong preventive policies should be a priority to address the emergent threat of alien reptiles on islands and elsewhere (Jarrad et al 2011;Rout et al 2014;Lodge et al 2016;Scott et al 2017). As a first step, public agencies tasked with preventive policies for managing alien species (e.g., environmental protection and primary industries agencies) should implement strict quarantine measures and biosecurity regulations (Meyerson and Reaser 2002;Brenton-Rule et al 2016;Early et al 2016). These measures and regulations should be aimed at detecting incoming alien reptiles at quarantine border controls before those individuals can escape containment into the wild (Meyerson and Reaser 2002;Jarrad et al 2015;Brenton-Rule et al 2016;Chapple et al 2016;Scott et al 2017).…”

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“…As a first step, public agencies tasked with preventive policies for managing alien species (e.g., environmental protection and primary industries agencies) should implement strict quarantine measures and biosecurity regulations (Meyerson and Reaser 2002;Brenton-Rule et al 2016;Early et al 2016). These measures and regulations should be aimed at detecting incoming alien reptiles at quarantine border controls before those individuals can escape containment into the wild (Meyerson and Reaser 2002;Jarrad et al 2015;Brenton-Rule et al 2016;Chapple et al 2016;Scott et al 2017). Australia and New Zealand have biosecurity arrangements in place, even if imperfect, to achieve these two management goals and islands elsewhere could draw lessons from these two countries to implement their own preventive strategies (Jarrad et al 2011;Brenton-Rule et al 2016;Chapple et al 2016;García-Díaz et al 2017b;Scott et al 2017).…”

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Low detectability of alien reptiles can lead to biosecurity management failure: a case study from Christmas Island (Australia)

García‐Díaz¹,

Ross²,

Vall‐llosera³

et al. 2019

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When we assume that contemporary management actions will be effective against the global rise of emerging alien species, we can develop management complacency, which leads to potentially disastrous outcomes for native biodiversity. Here, we propose the use of the probability of detection as a metric to assess the feasibility of management actions for alien species. We explore how detectability can influence the management of alien reptiles, a group of emergent alien vertebrates globally. We use a Rapid Biological Assessment method (time-limited transects) to estimate the probability of detection for alien reptiles present on Christmas Island (Australia). Across the five species studied, we found low probabilities of detection and poor explanatory capacity of the individual covariates included in our models. These findings indicate that management options to deal with alien reptiles are limited due to the potential high cost and low efficacy associated with low probabilities of detection. Strict preventive strategies, firmly espousing the principles of adaptiveness and precautionary policies, combined with early detection and biosecurity response activities are needed to address the emergence of alien reptiles. Our research was focussed on alien reptiles on islands, but the rise of new pools of alien species from all taxonomic realms across the world suggests that our conclusions may be applicable more generally. Further research is called for to explore the applicability of our conclusions and recommendations to other taxonomic groups and regions of the world. A peer-reviewed open-access journal NeoBiotaPablo García-Díaz et al. / NeoBiota 45: 75-92 (2019) 76

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Low detectability of alien reptiles can lead to biosecurity management failure: a case study from Christmas Island (Australia)

García‐Díaz¹,

Ross²,

Vall‐llosera³

et al. 2019

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“…While the two approaches have different benefits, limitations and costs, blacklists became far more common worldwide, with white lists being limited to a few countries [4] . For example, the European Regulation on invasive alien species (n. 1143/2014), addressing biological invasions in all the member states of the European Union since January 2015, produced a first list of 37 IAS of European concern (hereinafter European blacklist) in August 2016, which was then updated in 2017 (49 species) and 2019 (66 species).…”

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Blacklists do not necessarily make people curious about invasive alien species. A case study with Bayesian structural time series and Wikipedia searches about invasive mammals in Italy

Cerri¹,

Bertolino²,

Carnevali³

et al. 2020

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Blacklists of invasive alien species are a popular tool to manage and prevent biological invasions. Furthermore, by providing accessible examples of invasive alien species and by having a certain media resonance, they can in principle raise the awareness and make laypeople curious towards this topic. However, no study ever tested for this side-effect of blacklists. We tested if the implementation of the first blacklist of invasive alien species of the European concern, by the European Union in August 2016, increased visits to Wikipedia pages about invasive alien mammals in Italy. We adopted Bayesian Structural Time Series, using native mammals as a synthetic control, and we considered both invasive alien mammals that appeared on the list and those which were not included.Following the publication of the first European blacklist of invasive alien species, there was no increase in the amount of weekly visits to the Wikipedia pages about invasive mammals. This was true both for species that were included in the list and those which were not. Rather increased search volumes were syncronous to other events that had media resonance. Our results indicate that important policymaking initiatives, do not necessarily raise public awareness about biological invasions, even when these policies, such as blacklists, are easy to understand and have a certain media coverage. We emphasize the importance of coupling them with adequate communication campaigns and also to develop communication guidelines for the media.

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“…Strong increase in international trade in last decades has generated an increase in the probability that many species can be established outside their natural range. For that reason, countries worldwide make great efforts to avoid dispersion of invasive species, regulating the phytosanitary condition of plant products on international trade (Levine & D'Antonio, 2003;Brenton-Rule et al, 2016).…”

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Comparison of deductive classification techniques for predicting potential spatial distribution of quarantine insects

Heit¹,

Sione²,

Claps³

et al. 2019

Rev. Soc. Entomol. Arg.

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Comparación de técnicas de clasificación deductivas para estimar la distribución potencial de insectos cuarentenariosRESUMEN. El objetivo de este trabajo fue comparar el desempeño de los criterios de clasificación nítidos y difusos en la construcción de modelos deductivos de la distribución potencial de insectos exóticos. Considerando criterios de clasificación binaria nítida y difusa, de capas ráster de temperatura máxima, media y mínima diaria, se generó un índice de riesgo bioclimático relativo, considerando el número de días con condiciones óptimas para el desarrollo de Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera: Tephritidae) y Cerotoma arcuatus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Se realizaron análisis de sensibilidad de los modelos. Los modelos deductivos de distribución potencial de especies realizados mediante clasificación difusa, serían más robustos y menos restrictivos en la determinación de áreas de riesgo fitosanitario potencial que aquellos realizados con criterios de clasificación nítidos. Estos últimos serían más sensibles y tendrían mayor capacidad de discriminar áreas con diferentes perfiles de riesgo ambiental. PALABRAS CLAVE. Distribución potencial. Insectos exóticos. Lógica difusa.ABSTRACT. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the performance of crisp and fuzzy classification criteria in the construction of deductive potential distribution models of exotic insects. As case studies, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Cerotoma arcuatus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) were selected. Considering crisp and fuzzy classification for raster layers of maximum, average and minimum daily temperature, a relative bioclimatic risk index was generated. The number of days with optimal conditions for pests' development was considered. Sensitivity analyses of both models were performed. Considering each case evaluated and the variables used, deductive pest distribution models made by fuzzy classification was more robust and less conservative in the determination of potential phytosanitary risk areas than those made with crisp classification criteria. This last case was more sensitive and would have a greater capacity to discriminate areas with different environmental risk profiles.

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Improving management of invasive species: New Zealand’s approach to pre- and post-border pests

Cited by 19 publications

References 19 publications

Low detectability of alien reptiles can lead to biosecurity management failure: a case study from Christmas Island (Australia)

Low detectability of alien reptiles can lead to biosecurity management failure: a case study from Christmas Island (Australia)

Blacklists do not necessarily make people curious about invasive alien species. A case study with Bayesian structural time series and Wikipedia searches about invasive mammals in Italy

Comparison of deductive classification techniques for predicting potential spatial distribution of quarantine insects

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