Prioritizing species, pathways, and sites to achieve conservation targets for biological invasion

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 299 - 314
• Main Authors: McGeoch, Melodie A, Genovesi, Piero, Bellingham, Peter J, Costello, Mark J, McGrannachan, Chris, Sheppard, Andy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Convention on Biological Diversity; Developmental Biology; ecological invasion; Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Introduced species; Invasive species; issues and policy; Life Sciences; Nonnative species; Perspectives and Paradigms; Plant Sciences; prioritization; Resource allocation; risk; Risk assessment; Alien species; Essential biodiversity variables; Convention on Biological Diversity; Risk assessment; Non-indigenous species; Aichi Target 9; Invasive species policy

Prioritization is indispensable for the management of biological invasions, as recognized by the Convention on Biological Diversity, its current strategic plan, and specifically Aichi Target 9 that concerns invasive alien species. Here we provide an overview of the process, approaches and the data n...