Global hotspots and correlates of alien species richness across taxonomic groups

Dawson, W; Moser, D; Kleunen, MV; Kreft, H; Pergl, J; Pyšek, P; Wiegelt, P; Winter, M; Lenzner, B; Blackburn, TM; E. Dyer, EE; Cassey, P; Scrivens, SL; Economo, EP; Guénard, B; Capinha, C; Seebens, H; García-Díaz, P; Nentwig, Wolfgang; García-Berthou, E; ... (2017). Global hotspots and correlates of alien species richness across taxonomic groups. Nature ecology & evolution, 1(0186), pp. 1-7. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41559-017-0186

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Human-mediated transport beyond biogeographic barriers has led to the introduction and establishment of alien species in new regions worldwide. However, we lack a global picture of established alien species richness for multiple taxonomic groups. Here, we assess global patterns and potential drivers of established alien species richness across eight taxonomic groups (amphib-ians, ants, birds, freshwater fishes, mammals, vascular plants, reptiles and spiders) for 186 islands and 423 mainland regions. Hotspots of established alien species richness are predominantly island and coastal mainland regions. Regions with greater gross domestic product per capita, human population density, and area have higher established alien richness, with strongest effects emerging for islands. Ants and reptiles, birds and mammals, and vascular plants and spiders form pairs of taxonomic groups with the highest spatial congruence in established alien richness, but drivers explaining richness differ between the taxa in each pair. Across all taxonomic groups, our results highlight the need to prioritize prevention of further alien species introductions to island and coastal mainland regions globally.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE)

UniBE Contributor:

Nentwig, Wolfgang

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

2397-334X

Publisher:

Nature Publishing Group

Language:

English

Submitter:

Alexander Strauss

Date Deposited:

08 Jun 2018 17:34

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1038/s41559-017-0186

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.116213

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/116213

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