Authors
Franz Essl, Sven Bacher, Tim M Blackburn, Olaf Booy, Giuseppe Brundu, Sarah Brunel, Ana-Cristina Cardoso, René Eschen, Belinda Gallardo, Bella Galil, Emili García-Berthou, Piero Genovesi, Quentin Groom, Colin Harrower, Philip E Hulme, Stelios Katsanevakis, Marc Kenis, Ingolf Kühn, Sabrina Kumschick, Angeliki F Martinou, Wolfgang Nentwig, Colette O'Flynn, Shyama Pagad, Jan Pergl, Petr Pyšek, Wolfgang Rabitsch, David M Richardson, Alain Roques, Helen E Roy, Riccardo Scalera, Stefan Schindler, Hanno Seebens, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Montserrat Vilà, John RU Wilson, Argyro Zenetos, Jonathan M Jeschke
Publication date
2015/8/1
Journal
BioScience
Volume
65
Issue
8
Pages
769-782
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Substantial progress has been made in understanding how pathways underlie and mediate biological invasions. However, key features of their role in invasions remain poorly understood, available knowledge is widely scattered, and major frontiers in research and management are insufficiently characterized. We review the state of the art, highlight recent advances, identify pitfalls and constraints, and discuss major challenges in four broad fields of pathway research and management: pathway classification, application of pathway information, management response, and management impact. We present approaches to describe and quantify pathway attributes (e.g., spatiotemporal changes, proxies of introduction effort, environmental and socioeconomic contexts) and how they interact with species traits and regional characteristics. We also provide recommendations for a research agenda with particular focus …
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