scholarly journals Blurring Alien Introduction Pathways Risks Losing the Focus on Invasive Species Policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip E. Hulme ◽  
Sven Bacher ◽  
Marc Kenis ◽  
Ingolf Kühn ◽  
Jan Pergl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Introduction Pathways ◽  
Invasive Species Policy

scholarly journals Integration-Valuation Nexus in Invasive Species Policy

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason F. Shogren ◽  
David Finnoff ◽  
Chris McIntosh ◽  
Chad Settle
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Nonmarket Valuation ◽  
Feedback Loops ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Invasive Biology ◽  
Invasive Species Policy ◽  
Environmental Damages ◽  
Bioeconomic Models

This paper reviews recent work examining two topics of economic research vital for invasive species policy—integration and valuation. Integration requires bioeconomic models that blend invasive biology with economic circumstances and the feedback loops between the two systems. Valuation requires nonmarket valuation associated with human and environmental damages posed by invasive species. We argue for a second-level of integration in invasive species economics—valuation based on integration models. Policy prescriptions based on integration models need valuation work; valuation surveys need integration models—the two are complements. Valuation could be enhanced with integration in mind; integration could be made better with valuation in mind. An example from blending the two research areas is presented and its merits demonstrated.

EVALUATING AN INVASIVE SPECIES POLICY: BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE IN THE GREAT LAKES

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Costello ◽  
John M. Drake ◽  
David M. Lodge
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Great Lakes ◽  
Ballast Water ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Invasive Species Policy

scholarly journals Economics of invasive species policy and management

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 3333-3354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca S. Epanchin-Niell
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Invasive Species Policy

scholarly journals A multiregional assessment of transnational pathways of introduction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris M. McGrannachan ◽  
Shyama Pagad ◽  
Melodie A. McGeoch
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Introduction Pathways ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pathway Data ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Global Indicators ◽  
Specialist Group

AbstractInformation on the pathways by which alien taxa are introduced to new regions is vital for prioritising policy and management responses to invasions. However, available datasets are often compiled using disparate methods, making comparison and collation of pathway data difficult. Using a standardised framework for recording and categorising pathway data can help to rectify this problem and provide the information necessary to develop indicators for reporting on alien introductions. We combine the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Pathways Categorisation Scheme (CPC) with data compiled by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) to report on multiregional trends on alien introduction pathways over the past 200+ years. We found a significant increase in the documented number of multiregional alien introduction events across all pathways of the CPC’s three hierarchical levels. The ‘escape’ pathway is the most common documented pathway used by alien taxa. Transport stowaways via shipping-related vectors are a rapidly increasing contribution to alien introductions. Most alien introduction events were of unknown pathway origin, highlighting the challenge of information gaps in pathway data and reiterating the need for standardised information-gathering practices. Combining the CPC framework with alien introduction pathways data will standardise pathway information and facilitate the development of global indicators of trends in alien introductions and the pathways they use. These indicators have the potential to inform policy and management strategies for preventing future biological invasions and can be downscaled to national and regional levels that are applicable across taxa and ecosystems.

scholarly journals Determinants of invasive species policy: Print media and agriculture determine U.S. invasive wild pig policy

Ecosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e02379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan S. Miller ◽  
Susan M. Opp ◽  
Colleen T. Webb
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Invasive Species Policy ◽  
Wild Pig

scholarly journals A multiregional assessment of transnational pathways of introduction

NeoBiota ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 43-67
Author(s):  
Chris M. McGrannachan ◽  
Shyama Pagad ◽  
Melodie A. McGeoch
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Introduction Pathways ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pathway Data ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Global Indicators ◽  
Specialist Group

Information on the pathways by which alien taxa are introduced to new regions is vital for prioritising policy and management responses to invasions. However, available datasets are often compiled using disparate methods, making comparison and collation of pathway data difficult. Using a standardised framework for recording and categorising pathway data can help to rectify this problem and provide the information necessary to develop indicators for reporting on alien introductions. We combine the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Pathways Categorisation Scheme (CPC) with data compiled by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) to report on multiregional trends on alien introduction pathways over the past 200+ years. We found a significant increase in the documented number of multiregional alien introduction events across all pathways of the CPC’s three hierarchical levels. The ‘escape’ pathway is the most common documented pathway used by alien taxa. Transport stowaways via shipping-related pathways are a rapidly increasing contribution to alien introductions. Most alien introduction events were of unknown pathway origin, highlighting the challenge of information gaps in pathway data and reiterating the need for standardised information-gathering practices. Combining the CPC framework with alien introduction pathways data will standardise pathway information and facilitate the development of global indicators of trends in alien introductions and the pathways they use. These indicators have the potential to inform policy and management strategies for preventing future biological invasions and can be downscaled to national and regional levels that are applicable across taxa and ecosystems.

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