Biodiversity assessments: Origin matters

0504109 - BÚ 2020 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Pauchard, A. - Meyerson, L. A. - Bacher, S. - Blackburn, T. M. - Brundu, G. - Cadotte, M. W. - Courchamp, F. - Essl, F. - Genovesi, P. - Haider, S. - Holmes, N. D. - Hulme, P. E. - Jeschke, J.M. - Lockwood, J. L. - Novoa, Ana - Nunez, M. A. - Peltzer, D. A. - Pyšek, Petr - Richardson, D. M. - Simberloff, D. - Smith, K. - van Wilgen, B. W. - Villa, M. - Wilson, J. R. U. - Winter, M. - Zenni, R. D.
Biodiversity assessments: Origin matters.
PLOS Biology. Roč. 16, č. 11 (2018), s. 1-4, č. článku e2006686. ISSN 1544-9173. E-ISSN 1545-7885
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : inventories * alien species * native species
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 8.386, year: 2018
Method of publishing: Open access

Recent global efforts in biodiversity accounting, such as those undertaken through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), are vital if we are to track conservation progress, ensure that we can address the challenges of global change, and develop powerful and scientifically sound indicators. Recently Schlaepfer (2019) proposed that we should work toward inventories of biodiversity that account for native and non-native species regardless of species origin and ecological context. We strongly disagree with the approach of combining counts of native and non-native species because this will reduce our capacity to detect the effects of non-native species on native biodiversity with potentially devastating consequences. Compelling and abundant evidence demonstrates that some non-native species can become invasive and produce major ecosystem disruptions and even native species extinction.
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