Management Policies for Invasive Alien Species: Addressing the Impacts Rather than the Species

Effective long-term management is needed to address the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) that cannot be eradicated. We describe the fundamental characteristics of long-term management policies for IAS, diagnose a major shortcoming and outline how to produce effective IAS management. Key inter...

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Autores: Garcia-Diaz, Pablo, Cassey, Phillip, Norbury, Grant, Lambin, Xavier, Montti, Lia, Pizarro, J. Cristobal, Powell, Priscila A., Burslem, David F. R. P., Cava, Mario [UNESP], Damasceno, Gabriella [UNESP], Fasola, Laura, Fidelis, Alessandra [UNESP], Huerta, Magdalena F., Langdon, Barbara, Linardaki, Eirini, Moyano, Jaime, Nunez, Martin A., Pauchard, Anibal, Phimister, Euan, Raffo, Eduardo, Roesler, Ignacio, Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio, Tomasevic, Jorge A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/210196
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa139
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/210196
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:alien species
decision criteria
impact-based management
population control and suppression
uncertainty
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Sumario:Effective long-term management is needed to address the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) that cannot be eradicated. We describe the fundamental characteristics of long-term management policies for IAS, diagnose a major shortcoming and outline how to produce effective IAS management. Key international and transnational management policies conflate addressing IAS impacts with controlling IAS populations. This serious purpose-implementation gap can preclude the development of broader portfolios of interventions to tackle IAS impacts. We posit that IAS management strategies should directly address impacts via impact-based interventions, and we propose six criteria to inform the choice of these interventions. We review examples of interventions focused on tackling IAS impacts, including IAS control, which reveal the range of interventions available and their varying effectiveness in counteracting IAS impacts. As the impacts caused by IAS increase globally, stakeholders need to have access to a broader and more effective set of tools to respond.

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