Troubling travellers: are ecologically harmful alien species associated with particular introduction pathways?

Prioritization of introduction pathways is seen as an important component of the management of biological invasions

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 4 January 2017

Document Type:: Journal Article
Theme:: Climate and Environment
Authors:: Pergt, J, Pysek, P, Bacher, S, Essl, F, et all

Abstract

Authors address whether established alien plants, mammals, freshwater fish and terrestrial invertebrates with known ecological impacts are associated with particular introduction pathways (release, escape, contaminant, stowaway, corridor and unaided).

Citation

Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Bacher, S., Essl, F., Genovesi, P., Harrower, C.A., Hulme, P.E., Jeschke, J.E., Kenis, M., Kühn, I., Perglová, I., Rabitsch, W., Roques, A., Roy, D.B., Roy, H.E., Vilà, M., Winter, M. and Nentwig, W. (2017) Troubling travellers: are ecologically harmful alien species associated with particular introduction pathways? NeoBiota 32, 1–20.