Impacts of biological invasions: what´s what and the way forward

0421834 - BÚ 2014 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Simberloff, D. - Martin, J.-L. - Genovesi, P. - Maris, V. - Wardle, D. A. - Aronson, J. - Courchamp, F. - Galil, B. - García-Berthou, E. - Pascal, M. - Pyšek, Petr - Sousa, R. - Tabacchi, E. - Vila, M.
Impacts of biological invasions: what´s what and the way forward.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Roč. 28, č. 1 (2013), s. 58-66. ISSN 0169-5347. E-ISSN 1872-8383
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP504/11/1028
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : biological invasions * impact * human perception
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 15.353, year: 2013

Study of the impacts of biological invasions, a pervasive component of global change, has generated remarkable understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of the spread of introduced populations. The growing field of invasion science, poised at a crossroads where ecology, social sciences, resource management, and public perception meet, is increasingly exposed to critical scrutiny from several perspectives. Although the rate of biological invasions, elucidation of their consequences, and knowledge about mitigation are growing rapidly, the very need for invasion science is disputed. Here, we highlight recent progress in understanding invasion impacts and management, and discuss the challenges that the discipline faces in its science and interactions with society.
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