The Global Distribution and Drivers of Alien Bird Species Richness

• Published in: PLoS biology Vol. 15; no. 1; p. e2000942
• Main Authors: Dyer, Ellie E., Cassey, Phillip, Redding, David W., Collen, Ben, Franks, Victoria, Gaston, Kevin J., Jones, Kate E., Kark, Salit, Orme, C. David L., Blackburn, Tim M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 12.01.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animal introduction; Animals; Anthropogenic factors; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biology; Biology and Life Sciences; Bird populations; Birds; Birds - physiology; Colonialism; Colonization; Computer and Information Sciences; Distribution; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Editing; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental aspects; Environmental changes; Environmental factors; Evolution; Funding; Gross Domestic Product; Indigenous species; Internationality; Introduced Species; Species richness; Species Specificity; Supervision; Time Factors; University colleges; Variables; Writing; Zoology; United Kingdom > UK

Alien species are a major component of human-induced environmental change. Variation in the numbers of alien species found in different areas is likely to depend on a combination of anthropogenic and environmental factors, with anthropogenic factors affecting the number of species introduced to new...