The role of global trade and transport network topology in the human‐mediated dispersal of alien species

Banks, Natalie; Paini, Dean; Bayliss, K.L.; Hodda, Michael

doi:10.1111/ele.12397

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“…With globalisation and international travel, disease movement is now rapid and what were once natural barriers to the spread of disease beyond its local point of origin are becoming immaterial (Banks et al, 2015). Significant proportions of natural or agriculturally based resources harvested or produced in developing countries are further processed or consumed in economically more advanced countries, providing regular routes for hitch-hiking organisms (Eschen et al, 2015).…”

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Drivers for emerging issues in animal and plant health

Richardson

Lockhart

Pongolini

et al. 2016

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The history of agriculture includes many animal and plant disease events that have had major consequences for the sector, as well as for humans. At the same time, human activities beyond agriculture have often driven the emergence of diseases. The more that humans expand the footprint of the global population, encroach into natural habitats, alter these habitats to extract resources and intensify food production, as well as move animals, people and commodities along with the pathogens they carry, the greater the potential for pathogens and pests to spread and for infection to emerge or re-emerge. While essential to human well-being, producing food also plays a major role in disease dynamics. The risk of emergence of pests and pathogens has increased as a consequence of global changes in the way food is produced, moved and consumed. Climate change is likely to increase pressure on the availability of food and provide newly suitable conditions for invasive pests and pathogens. Human population displacements due to economic, political and humanitarian crises represent another set of potential drivers for emerging issues. The overlapping drivers of plant, animal and human disease emergence and environmental changes point towards the concept of 'One Health'. This paradigm underlines the urgent need to understand the influence of human behaviour and incorporate this understanding into our approach to emerging risks. For this, we face two major challenges. One is cultural; the second is methodological. We have to look at systems not under the narrow view of specific hazards but with a wider approach to system dynamics, and consider a broad spectrum of potential outcomes in terms of risk. In addition, we have to make sense of the vast amounts of data that are available in the modern age. This paper aims to help in preparing for the cultural and methodological shifts needed in our approach to emerging risks.

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Drivers for emerging issues in animal and plant health

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Lockhart

Pongolini

et al. 2016

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“…On regional and global scales, shipping activity over time varies under the influence of, for example, economic trade patterns, altered shipping pathways, ship design, and enhancement of major canal systems (11,19,20). Environmental conditions in the donor and recipient ports, especially the degree to which they match, also shift through time.…”

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“…Seebens et al (7) point the way forward by demonstrating the value of simple modeling approaches that combine knowledge of global vector activity, known species distributions, and environmental conditions. Further progress could be achieved through greater integration of network theory in invasion biology (19).…”

Section: Invasion Risk Varies Over Time and Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

Tracking marine alien species by ship movements

Ricciardi

2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…These risks are likely to be greatly exacerbated as overall anthropogenic pressures on the natural environment increase (Banks et al 2014).…”

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Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

2017

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How people perceive risks posed by invasive non-native plants (INNP) can influence attitudes and consequently likely influence behavioural decisions. Although some drivers of risk perception for INNP have been identified, research has not determined those for INNP in domestic gardens. This is concerning as domestic gardens are where people most commonly encounter INNP, and where impacts can be particularly acute. Using a survey approach, this study determined the drivers of perceptions of risk of INNP in domestic gardens and which risks most concern people. Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica, in Cornwall, UK, where it is a problematic INNP in domestic gardens, was used as a case study. Possible drivers of risk were chosen a priori based on variables previously found to be important for environmental risks. Participants perceived Japanese knotweed to be less frequent on domestic property in Cornwall if their occupation involved the housing market, if they had not had Japanese knotweed in their own garden, if they did not know of Japanese knotweed within 5 km of their home, or if they were educated to degree level. Participants who thought that the consequences of Japanese knotweed being present on domestic property could be more severe had occupations that involved the housing market, knew of Japanese knotweed within 5 km of their home, or were older. Although concern about the damage Japanese knotweed could do to the structure of a property was reported as the second highest motivation to control it by the majority of participants, the perception of threat from this risk was rated as relatively low. The results of this study have implications for policy, risk communication, and garden management decisions. For example, there is a need for policy that provides support and resources for people to manage INNP in their local area. To reduce the impact and spread of INNP we highlight the need for clear and accurate risk communication within discourse about this issue. The drivers identified in this study could be used to target awareness campaigns to limit the development of over-or under-inflated risk perceptions.

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The role of global trade and transport network topology in the human‐mediated dispersal of alien species

Cited by 207 publications

References 89 publications

Drivers for emerging issues in animal and plant health

Drivers for emerging issues in animal and plant health

Tracking marine alien species by ship movements

Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

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