Management Policies for Invasive Alien Species: Addressing the Impacts Rather than the Species

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Garcia-Diaz, Pablo ^[1] ; Cassey, Phillip ^[2] ; Norbury, Grant ^[3] ; Lambin, Xavier ^[1] ; Montti, Lia ^{[4, 5]} ; Pizarro, J. Cristobal ^[6] ; Powell, Priscila A. ^{[7, 8, 9]} ; Burslem, David F. R. P. ^[1] ; Cava, Mario ^[10] ; Damasceno, Gabriella ^[10] ; Fasola, Laura ^{[11, 12, 13]} ; Fidelis, Alessandra ^[10] ; Huerta, Magdalena F. ^[14] ; Langdon, Barbara ^{[15, 16]} ; Linardaki, Eirini ^[1] ; Moyano, Jaime ^[17] ; Nunez, Martin A. ^[17] ; Pauchard, Anibal ^{[15, 16]} ; Phimister, Euan ^{[18, 19]} ; Raffo, Eduardo ^[20] ; Roesler, Ignacio ^{[21, 22]} ; Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio ^[14] ; Tomasevic, Jorge A. ^[14]

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^[1] Univ Aberdeen, Sch Biol Sci, Aberdeen - Scotland

^[2] Univ Adelaide, Sch Biol Sci, Adelaide, SA - Australia

^[3] Manaaki Whenua Landcare Res, Alexandra - New Zealand

^[4] Univ Nacl Mar del Plata, Inst Invest Marinas & Costeras IIMyC, FCEyN, CONICET, Mar Del Plata - Argentina

^[5] Univ Nacl Mar del Plata, CIC, FCEyN, Inst Geol Costas & Cuaternario IGCyC, Mar Del Plata - Argentina

^[6] Univ Concepcion, Lab Estudios Antropoceno, Fac Ciencias Forestales, Concepcion - Chile

^[7] Univ Nacl Tucuman, Fac Ciencias Nat, San Miguel De Tucuman - Argentina

^[8] Univ Nacl Tucuman, Inst Ecol Reg, San Miguel De Tucuman - Argentina

^[9] Univ Nacl Tucuman, Inst Miguel Lillo, San Miguel De Tucuman - Argentina

^[10] Univ Estadual Paulista, Lab Vegetat Ecol, Inst Biociencias, Rio Claro - Brazil

^[11] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Direcc Reg Patagonia Norte Adm Parques Nacl, San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro - Argentina

^[12] Dept Conservac Aves Argentinas, Programa Patagonia, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[13] Asociac Ornitol Plata, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[14] Univ Austral Chile, Ctr Humedales Rio Cruces, Valdivia - Chile

^[15] Inst Ecol & Biodivers, Santiago - Chile

^[16] Univ Concepcion, Lab Invas Biol, Fac Ciencias Forestales, Concepcion - Chile

^[17] Univ Nacl Comahue, Grp Ecol Invas, Inst Invest Biodiversidad & Medioambiente, Argentinas Natl Sci & Tech Res Council, San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro - Argentina

^[18] Univ Aberdeen, Business Sch, Aberdeen - Scotland

^[19] Univ Stellenbosch, Business Sch, Bellville - South Africa

^[20] Serv Agr & Ganadero, Valdivia - Chile

^[21] Univ Buenos Aires, Lab Ecol & Comportamiento Anim, Inst Ecol Genet & Evolut Buenos Aires, Argentinas Natl Sci & Tech Res Council, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[22] EDGE Existence Zool Soc London, London - England

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Bioscience; v. 71, n. 2, p. 174-185, FEB 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Effective long-term management is needed to address the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) that cannot be eradicated. We describe the fundamental characteristics of long-term management policies for IAS, diagnose a major shortcoming and outline how to produce effective IAS management. Key international and transnational management policies conflate addressing IAS impacts with controlling IAS populations. This serious purpose-implementation gap can preclude the development of broader portfolios of interventions to tackle IAS impacts. We posit that IAS management strategies should directly address impacts via impact-based interventions, and we propose six criteria to inform the choice of these interventions. We review examples of interventions focused on tackling IAS impacts, including IAS control, which reveal the range of interventions available and their varying effectiveness in counteracting IAS impacts. As the impacts caused by IAS increase globally, stakeholders need to have access to a broader and more effective set of tools to respond. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/09054-0 - Invasions by African grasses and Cerrado restoration: an approach by state-and-transition models
• Grantee: Gabriella de Faria Oliveira Damasceno Ribeiro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 18/14995-8 - Optimizing long-term management of invasive species that affect biodiversity and the rural economy using adaptive management
• Grantee: Alessandra Tomaselli Fidelis
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants