Alien species as a driver of recent extinctions

We assessed the prevalence of alien species as a driver of recent extinctions in five major taxa (plants, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals), using data from the IUCN Red List. Our results show that alien species are the second most common threat associated with species that have gone complete...

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Published inBiology letters (2005) Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 20150623
Main Authors Bellard, Céline, Cassey, Phillip, Blackburn, Tim M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The Royal Society 01.02.2016
Subjects
Amphibian
Animals
Biodiversity
Biology of Extinction
Bird
Conservation of Natural Resources
Extinction, Biological
Introduced Species
Mammal
Non-Native Species
Plant
Plants
Reptile
Special Feature
Vertebrates
reptile
amphibian
mammal
bird
plant
non-native species
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Summary:We assessed the prevalence of alien species as a driver of recent extinctions in five major taxa (plants, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals), using data from the IUCN Red List. Our results show that alien species are the second most common threat associated with species that have gone completely extinct from these taxa since AD 1500. Aliens are the most common threat associated with extinctions in three of the five taxa analysed, and for vertebrate extinctions overall.
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An invited contribution to the special feature ‘Biology of extinction: inferring events, patterns and processes’ edited by Barry Brook and John Alroy.
ISSN:1744-9561
1744-957X
1744-957X
DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2015.0623