An inventory of invasive alien species in China

0422328 - BÚ 2014 RIV BG eng J - Journal Article
Xu, H. - Quiang, S. - Genovesi, P. - Ding, H. - Wu, J. - Meng, L. - Han, Z. - Miao, J. - Hu, B. - Guo, J. - Sun, H. - Huang, C. - Lei, J. - Le, Z. - Zhang, X. - He, S. - Wu, Y. - Zheng, Z. - Chen, L. - Jarošík, Vojtěch - Pyšek, Petr
An inventory of invasive alien species in China.
Neobiota. Roč. 2012, č. 15 (2012), s. 1-26. ISSN 1619-0033. E-ISSN 1314-2488
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : biological invasions * checklist * China
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics

National or regional analyses of invasions are mostly limited to developed countries. Here we identified 488 IAS in China’s terrestrial habitats, inland waters and marine ecosystems based on available literature and field work, including 171 animals, 265 plants, 26 fungi, 3 protists, 11 procaryots, and 12 viruses. Of the total numbers, 67.9% of plant IAS and 34.8% of animal IAS were introduced intentionally. In terms of habitats, 64.3% of IAS occur on farmlands, 13.9% in forests, 8.4% in marine ecosystems, 7.3% in inland waters, and 6.1% in residential areas. Half of all IAS (51.1%) originate from North and South America, 18.3% from Europe, 17.3% from Asia not including China, 7.2% from Africa, 1.8% from Oceania. The number of newly emerged IAS has been increasing since 1850. The cumulative number of firstly detected IAS grew exponentially.
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