Alien species as a driver of recent extinctions

• Published in: Biology letters (2005) Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 20150623
• Main Authors: Bellard, Céline, Cassey, Phillip, Blackburn, Tim M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...