Dr Wayne Dawson wayne.dawson@durham.ac.uk
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Horizon scanning for potential invasive non-native species across United Kingdom Overseas Territories
Dawson, Wayne; Peyton, Jodey M.; Pescott, Oliver L.; Adriaens, Tim; Cottier-Cook, Elizabeth J.; Frohlich, Danielle S.; Key, Gillian; Malumphy, Chris; Martinou, Angeliki F.; Minchin, Dan; Moore, Niall; Rabitsch, Wolfgang; Rorke, Stephanie L.; Tricarico, Elena; Turvey, Katharine M.A.; Winfield, Ian J.; Barnes, David K.A.; Baum, Diane; Bensusan, Keith; Burton, Frederic J.; Carr, Peter; Convey, Peter; Copeland, Alison I.; Fa, Darren A.; Fowler, Liza; García-Berthou, Emili; Gonzalez, Albert; González-Moreno, Pablo; Gray, Alan; Griffiths, Richard W.; Guillem, Rhian; Guzman, Antenor N.; Haakonsson, Jane; Hughes, Kevin A.; James, Ross; Linares, Leslie; Maczey, Norbert; Mailer, Stuart; Manco, B. Naqqi; Martin, Stephanie; Monaco, Andrea; Moverley, David G.; Rose-Smyth, Christine; Shanklin, Jonathan; Stevens, Natasha; Stewart, Alan J.; Vaux, Alexander G.C.; Warr, Stephen J.; Werenkaut, Victoria; Roy, Helen E.
Authors
Jodey M. Peyton
Oliver L. Pescott
Tim Adriaens
Elizabeth J. Cottier-Cook
Danielle S. Frohlich
Gillian Key
Chris Malumphy
Angeliki F. Martinou
Dan Minchin
Niall Moore
Wolfgang Rabitsch
Stephanie L. Rorke
Elena Tricarico
Katharine M.A. Turvey
Ian J. Winfield
David K.A. Barnes
Diane Baum
Keith Bensusan
Frederic J. Burton
Peter Carr
Peter Convey
Alison I. Copeland
Darren A. Fa
Liza Fowler
Emili García-Berthou
Albert Gonzalez
Pablo González-Moreno
Alan Gray
Richard W. Griffiths
Rhian Guillem
Antenor N. Guzman
Jane Haakonsson
Kevin A. Hughes
Ross James
Leslie Linares
Norbert Maczey
Stuart Mailer
B. Naqqi Manco
Stephanie Martin
Andrea Monaco
David G. Moverley
Christine Rose-Smyth
Jonathan Shanklin
Natasha Stevens
Alan J. Stewart
Alexander G.C. Vaux
Stephen J. Warr
Victoria Werenkaut
Helen E. Roy
Abstract
Invasive non-native species are recognized as a major threat to island biodiversity, ecosystems, and economies globally. Preventing high-risk invasive non-native species from being introduced is the most cost-effective way to avoid their adverse impacts. We applied a horizon scanning approach to identify potentially invasive non-native species in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (OTs), ranging from Antarctica to the Caribbean, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic. High-risk species were identified according to their potential for arrival, establishment and likely impacts to biodiversity and ecosystem function, economies and human health. Across OTs, 231 taxa were included on high-risk lists. The highest-ranking species were the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis), little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and mesquite tree (Prosopis juliflora). Shipping containers were identified as the introduction pathway associated with the most species. The shared high-risk species and pathways identified provide a guide for other remote islands and archipelagos to focus ongoing biosecurity and surveillance aimed at preventing future incursions.
Citation
Dawson, W., Peyton, J. M., Pescott, O. L., Adriaens, T., Cottier-Cook, E. J., Frohlich, D. S., …Roy, H. E. (2023). Horizon scanning for potential invasive non-native species across United Kingdom Overseas Territories. Conservation Letters, 16(1), Article e12928. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12928
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 24, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 28, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2023-01 |
Deposit Date | Oct 31, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 28, 2023 |
Journal | Conservation Letters |
Electronic ISSN | 1755-263X |
Publisher | Society for Conservation Biology |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | e12928 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12928 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1187548 |
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