articleBiological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical SocietyJun 25, 2020HYBRID OA

Scientists' warning on invasive alien species

PPPetr PyšekPEPhilip E. HulmeDSDaniel SimberloffSBSven BacherTMTim M. Blackburn

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Abstract

Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the rise in human population size. The numbers of invasive alien species - the subset of alien species that spread widely in areas where they are not native, affecting the environment or human livelihoods - are increasing. Synergies with other global changes are exacerbating current invasions and facilitating new ones, thereby escalating the extent and impacts of invaders. Invasions have complex and often immense long-term direct and indirect impacts. In many cases, such impacts become apparent or problematic only when invaders are well established and have large ranges. Invasive alien species break down biogeographic realms,…

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  • Alien
  • Alien species
  • Invasive species
  • Geography
  • Ecology
  • Biology
  • Medicine
  • Environmental health
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