How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European, cross-taxa assessment

0348948 - BÚ 2011 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Pyšek, Petr - Hejda, Martin - Jarošík, Vojtěch - Pergl, Jan - Perglová, Irena … Total 60 authors
How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European, cross-taxa assessment.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Roč. 8, č. 3 (2010), s. 135-144. ISSN 1540-9295. E-ISSN 1540-9309
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC06073
Grant - others:ALARM(XE) GOCE-CT-2003-506675; European Comission(XE) SSPI-CT-2003-511202
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : biological invasions * impact * Europe
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 8.820, year: 2010

Recent comprehensive data provided through the DAISIE project have facilitated the development of the first pan-European assessment of the impacts of alien plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates – in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments – on ecosystem services. There are 1094 species with documented ecological impacts and 1347 with economic impacts. The two taxonomic groups with the most species causing impacts are terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial plants. The North Sea is the maritime region that suffers the most impacts. Across taxa and regions, ecological and economic impacts are highly correlated. Terrestrial invertebrates create greater economic impacts than ecological impacts, while the reverse is true for terrestrial plants. Alien species from all taxonomic groups affect ecosystem services and interfere with human well-being. Terrestrial vertebrates are responsible for the greatest range of impacts, and these are widely distributed across Europe.
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