Plant invasions in New Zealand: global lessons in prevention, eradication and control

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 1539 - 1562
• Main Author: Hulme, Philip E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.05.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Archipelagoes; Biological control; Biological invasions; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biosecurity; Climate change; cognition; Cognitive ability; compliance; Cultivation; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Elton Review 6; Flowers & plants; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Geographical distribution; Herbicides; Horticulture; Imports; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; industry; Inspection; Internet; introduced plants; Introduced species; issues and policy; laws and regulations; Legislation; Life Sciences; Management; monitoring; Native species; New Zealand; Plant Sciences; Plant species; Prevention; Propagation; stakeholders; The Elton Reviews; Weed control; New Zealand; Climate change; Restoration; Weed; Aquatic; Pathway; Lag-phase; Propagule pressure

The number of non-native plant species established outside of cultivation in the New Zealand archipelago is higher than for any other islands worldwide. Faced with this scale of plant invasions, there has been considerable investment in the scientific and operational aspects of prevention, eradicati...