No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 15 Feb 2017 New Zealand, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Poland, Greece, South Africa, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Germany English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature Communications, volume 8 (eissn: 2041-1723,

Copyright policy )Funded by:FCT | ADVANCING ON PREDICTIONS ..., DFG | German Centre for Integra...

Authors: Hanno Seebens; Tim M. Blackburn; Ellie E. Dyer; Piero Genovesi; Philip E. Hulme; Jonathan M. Jeschke; Shyama Pagad; +38 Authors

APC: 2,500 EUR

pmid: 28198420

pmc: PMC5316856

handle: 11388/174681 , 11353/10.907592 , 11573/961835 , 20.500.12128/341 , 10019.1/104617 , 10182/9395

No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide

- Summary
- Subjects
- Metrics

Abstract

Abstract Although research on human-mediated exchanges of species has substantially intensified during the last centuries, we know surprisingly little about temporal dynamics of alien species accumulations across regions and taxa. Using a novel database of 45,813 first records of 16,926 established alien species, we show that the annual rate of first records worldwide has increased during the last 200 years, with 37% of all first records reported most recently (1970–2014). Inter-continental and inter-taxonomic variation can be largely attributed to the diaspora of European settlers in the nineteenth century and to the acceleration in trade in the twentieth century. For all taxonomic groups, the increase in numbers of alien species does not show any sign of saturation and most taxa even show increases in the rate of first records over time. This highlights that past efforts to mitigate invasions have not been effective enough to keep up with increasing globalization.

Countries

New Zealand, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Poland, Greece, South Africa, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Germany

Related Organizations

University College London
United Kingdom
Lincoln University
New Zealand
University of Porto
Portugal
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany
Département Sciences sociales, agriculture et alimentation, espace et environnement
France

View all View all

Keywords

Internationality, Time Factors, environment assessment, species globalization, 590, Invasive Species, alien species, distribution des populations, dynamique de colonisation, invasive species, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Chapter 2, espèce exotique, Sociology, Chapter 3, Invertebrate, Macroecology, Milieux et Changements globaux, Chapter 4, Alien Invasive Species Assessment AIS, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, biodiversity, Islands, inter-taxonomic variation, Species Distribution Modeling and Climate Change Impacts, Ecology, Geography, 106003 Biodiversity research, ANZSRC::050103 Invasive Species Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Q, Life Sciences, biological invasions; plant invasions; biogeography; trade; biodiversity; pathways; policy; extinctions; framework; islands, POLICY, FOS: Sociology, 106003 Biodiversitätsforschung, buildup, Physical Sciences, invasion biologique, Impact of Pollinator Decline on Ecosystems and Agriculture, donnée taxonomique, Habitat Fragmentation, Drivers and Impacts of Forest Pest Dynamics, 570, Census, Established alien species, [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, Science, dynamique de la colonisation, Population, Alien species, biogeographie, Alien, Alien species -- Accumulation across regions and taxa, population distribution, Mammal, Article, BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, species accumulation, FUTURE, Species Specificity, Introduced species, taxa, espèce exotique invasive, IPBES, Computer Simulation, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, taxon, Demography, species invasions, Invasive species, Vascular plants, PATHWAYS, FRAMEWORK, TRADE, [SDE.MCG] Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, ANZSRC::060207 Population Ecology, dynamique temporelle, Invasive Alien Species, Macroecology, Biogeography of Invasions, Invasive Alien Plants, FOS: Biological sciences, Environmental Science, Human-mediated exchanges of species, BIODIVERSITY, Taxon, accumulation, Introduced Species, PLANT INVASIONS, BIOGEOGRAPHY

Impact byBIP!

	selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	2K
	popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.	Top 0.01%
	influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	Top 0.1%
	impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.	Top 0.01%