Challenging the view that invasive non-native plants are not a significant threat to the floristic diversity of Great Britain

Hulme, P.E.; Pauchard, A.B.; Pysek, P.; Vila, M.; Alba, C.; Blackburn, T.M.; Bullock, J.M.; Chytry, M.; Dawson, W.; Dunn, A.M.; Essl, F.; Genovesi, P.; Maskell, L.C.; Meyerson, L.A.; Nunez, M.A.; Pergl, J.; Pescott, O.L.; Pocock, M.J.O.; Richardson, D.M.; Roy, H.E.; Smart, S.M.; Štajerová, K.; Stohlgren, T.J.; van Kleunen, M.; Winter, M.

Abstract

Conservation scientists and practitioners have long recognized that not all non-native species pose a threat to biodiversity, yet some ecologists still fail to grasp this message (1). The conclusions drawn by Thomas and Palmer (2) that non-native plant species are not a threat to floral diversity in Britain highlight how this lack of understanding can lead to inappropriate analyses and misleading inferences regarding the impacts of non-native species. Thomas and Palmer base their conclusions on an analysis of the Countryside Survey (CS): this valuable dataset depicts large-scale vegetation changes in common habitats, but its stratified random design does not provide a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of non-native plant species on native …

Citation

Hulme, P., Pauchard, A., Pysek, P., Vila, M., Alba, C., Blackburn, T., …Winter, M. (2015). Challenging the view that invasive non-native plants are not a significant threat to the floristic diversity of Great Britain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(23), E2988 - E2989. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1506517112

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Deposit Date: Jan 4, 2016
• Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Print ISSN: 0027-8424
• Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
• Volume: 112
• Issue: 23
• Pages: E2988 - E2989
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1506517112
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1423989