Alien Pathogens on the Horizon: Opportunities for Predicting their Threat to Wildlife

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 04 Oct 2016 France, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy English Publisher:WileyJournal:Conservation Letters, volume 10, pages 477-484 (issn: 1755-263X, eissn: 1755-263X,

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Authors: Helen E. Roy; Helen Hesketh; Bethan V. Purse; Jørgen Eilenberg; Alberto Santini; Riccardo Scalerà; Grant D. Stentiford; +33 Authors

doi: 10.1111/conl.12297 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177477 , 10.60692/822sy-ne674 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177467 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177470 , 10.60692/jat83-5qp90 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177469 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177471 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177478 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177476 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177468 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177479 , 10.5281/zenodo.18177466

handle: 10261/198132 , 20.500.14243/323275 , 20.500.14243/317739 , 20.500.11820/defac888-b7e2-4e8b-a1da-1ca9969bd37b , 2158/1261715 , 2164/8323

Alien Pathogens on the Horizon: Opportunities for Predicting their Threat to Wildlife

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Abstract According to the Convention on Biological Diversity, by 2020 invasive alien species (IAS) should be identified and their impacts assessed, so that species can be prioritized for implementation of appropriate control strategies and measures put in place to manage invasion pathways. For one quarter of the IAS listed as the “100 of the world's worst” environmental impacts are linked to diseases of wildlife (undomesticated plants and animals). Moreover, IAS are a significant source of “pathogen pollution” defined as the human‐mediated introduction of a pathogen to a new host or region. Despite this, little is known about the biology of alien pathogens and their biodiversity impacts after introduction into new regions. We argue that the threats posed by alien pathogens to endangered species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services should receive greater attention through legislation, policy, and management. We identify 10 key areas for research and action, including those relevant to the processes of introduction and establishment of an alien pathogen and to prediction of the spread and associated impact of an alien pathogen on native biota and ecosystems. The development of interdisciplinary capacity, expertise, and coordination to identify and manage threats was seen as critical to address knowledge gaps.

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France, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy

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environment assessment, Impact of Pesticides on Honey Bee Health, QH301 Biology, FOS: Political science, /dk/atira/pure/discipline/B000/B005, /dk/atira/pure/discipline/B000/B007, Plant Science, invasive species, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Milieux et Changements globaux, Chapter 4, Alien Invasive Species Assessment AIS, Political science, Environmental planning, biodiversity, Geography, Life Sciences, DISEASES, /dk/atira/pure/discipline/B000/B003, /dk/atira/pure/discipline/B000/B004, Environmental hazard, 570, Evolution, [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, Invasive alien species, B005-zoology, Alien species, QH1-199.5, legislation, Endangered species, Environmental science, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, espèce exotique invasive, Genetics, Horizon scanning, Convention on Biological Diversity, IPBES, environmental hazard;horizon scanning;invasive alien species;legislation;wildlife diseases, Biology, Ecosystem, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), législation, 500, B007-medicine-human-vertebrates, [SDE.MCG] Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, FOS: Biological sciences, Insect Science, Viral RNA Silencing and Plant Immunity, Citizenship, horizon scanning, wildlife diseases, AMPHIBIAN CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS, wildlife disease, PARASITES, Environmental Risks, approche interdisciplinaire, Wildlife, 630, Environmental hazard; horizon scanning; invasive alien species; legislation; wildlife diseases, wildlife management, prédiction des risques, Environmental resource management, B004-botany, invasive alien species, B003-ecology, Ecology, Evolutionary Dynamics of Genetic Adaptation and Mutation, maladie émergente, Politics, Biodiversity, QR0171, Habitat, SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen, Biosecurity, invasion biologique, Invasive species (species diversity), /dk/atira/pure/thematic/inbo_th_00069, Legislation, 106047 Animal ecology, approche intégrée, FOS: Law, Alien, QH301, Wildlife diseases, Behavior and Systematics, Introduced species, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental hazard; horizon scanning; invasive alien species; legislation; wildlife diseases., wildlife deseases, Ecosystem services, environmental hazard, NEC05100 HARM, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, wildziekten, voie d'introduction, 106047 Tierökologie, évaluation des risques, Law

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