Decision‐making under uncertainty for species introductions into ecological networks

• Published in: Ecology letters Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 983 - 1004
• Main Authors: Van Kleunen, Lucy B., Peterson, Katie A., Hayden, Meghan T., Keyes, Aislyn, Schwartz, Aaron J., Li, Henry, Dee, Laura E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Assisted migration; Biodiversity; Climate change; Community ecology; Conservation; Conservation of Natural Resources; Decision making; Decision theory; ecological networks; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystem management; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem structure; Ecosystems; Humans; Introduced Species; invasion; link prediction; managed relocation; multiple management objectives; New species; species interactions; species on the move; Strategic management; trade‐off analysis; Uncertainty; species on the move; ecological networks; invasion; species interactions; link prediction; multiple management objectives; ecosystem services; managed relocation; trade-off analysis

Ecological communities are increasingly subject to natural and human‐induced additions of species, as species shift their ranges under climate change, are introduced for conservation and are unintentionally moved by humans. As such, decisions about how to manage ecosystems subject to species introdu...