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A conceptual framework for range-expanding species that track human-induced environmental change

Essl, Franz ; Dullinger, Stefan ; Genovesi, Piero ; Hulme, Philip E ; Jeschke, Jonathan M ; Katsanevakis, Stelios ; Kühn, Ingolf ; Lenzner, Bernd ; Pauchard, Aníbal ; Pyšek, Petr ; Rabitsch, Wolfgang ; Richardson, David M ; Seebens, Hanno ; van Kleunen, Mark ; van der Putten, Wim H ; Vilà, Montserrat ; Bacher, Sven

In: BioScience, 2019, vol. 69, no. 11, p. 908–919

For many species, human-induced environmental changes are important indirect drivers of range expansion into new regions. We argue that it is important to distinguish the range dynamics of such species from those that occur without, or with less clear, involvement of human-induced environmental changes. We elucidate the salient features of the rapid increase in the number of species whose...

Université de Fribourg

Addressing a critique of the TEASI framework for invasive species risk assessment

Leung, Brian ; Roura-Pascual, Nuria ; Bacher, Sven ; Heikkilä, Jaakko ; Brotons, Lluis ; Burgman, Mark A ; Dehnen-Schmutz, Katharina ; Essl, Franz ; Hulme, Philip E ; Richardson, David M ; Sol, Daniel ; Vilà, Montserrat

In: Ecology Letters, 2013, p. -

We address criticism that the Transport, Establishment, Abundance, Spread, Impact (TEASI) framework does not facilitate objective mapping of risk assessment methods nor defines best practice. We explain why TEASI is appropriate for mapping, despite inherent challenges, and how TEASI offers considerations for best practices, rather than suggesting one best practice.

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

Vilà, Montserrat ; Basnou, Corina ; Pyšek, Petr ; Josefsson, Melanie ; Genovesi, Piero ; Gollasch, Stephan ; Nentwig, Wolfgang ; Olenin, Sergej ; Roques, Alain ; Roy, David ; Hulme, Philip E ; partners, DAISIE

In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2009///doi: 10.1890/080083

Recent comprehensive data provided through the DAISIE project (www.europe-aliens.org) 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...