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Using structured eradication feasibility assessment to prioritize the management of new and emerging invasive alien species in Europe.

  • Booy O Animal and Plant Health Agency, Non-Native Species Secretariat, Sand Hutton, York, UK.
  • Robertson PA Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Moore N Animal and Plant Health Agency, Non-Native Species Secretariat, Sand Hutton, York, UK.
  • Ward J Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Roy HE UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK.
  • Adriaens T Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Shaw R CABI Science Centre, Egham, Surrey, UK.
  • Van Valkenburg J Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, National Reference Centre, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Wyn G Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Bangor, UK.
  • Bertolino S Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
  • Blight O Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie, Avignon Université, UMR CNRS IRD Aix Marseille Université, Avignon, France.
  • Branquart E Invasive Species Unit, Service Public de Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium.
  • Brundu G Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
  • Caffrey J INVAS Biosecurity, Stillorgan, Co Dublin, Ireland.
  • Capizzi D Directorate for Natural Capital, Latium Region, Parks and Protected Areas, Rome, Italy.
  • Casaer J Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium.
  • De Clerck O Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Coughlan NE Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
  • Davis E Department of Environmental Science, Centre for Environmental Research, Innovation and Sustainability, Institute of Technology, Ash Lane, Sligo, Ireland.
  • Dick JTA Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
  • Essl F Division of Conservation Biology, Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Ecology, University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Fried G Entomology and Invasive Plants Unit, Plant Health Laboratory, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France.
  • Genovesi P Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), and Chair IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Rome, Italy.
  • González-Moreno P CABI Science Centre, Egham, Surrey, UK.
  • Huysentruyt F Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Jenkins SR School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Anglesey, UK.
  • Kerckhof F Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Oostende, Belgium.
  • Lucy FE Department of Environmental Science, Centre for Environmental Research, Innovation and Sustainability, Institute of Technology, Ash Lane, Sligo, Ireland.
  • Nentwig W University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Newman J Environment Agency, UK.
  • Rabitsch W Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria.
  • Roy S International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
  • Starfinger U Julius Kühn Institute, Braunschweig, Germany.
  • Stebbing PD APEM Ltd, UK.
  • Stuyck J Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Sutton-Croft M Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK.
  • Tricarico E University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
  • Vanderhoeven S Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Louizalaan, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Verreycken H Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Mill AC Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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  • 2020-08-28
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  • Global change biology. - 2020
NNRM
contingency planning
invasive non-native species
long-term management
management prioritisation
prevention
risk analysis
risk management
English Prioritizing the management of invasive alien species (IAS) is of global importance and within Europe integral to the EU IAS regulation. To prioritize management effectively, the risks posed by IAS need to be assessed, but so too does the feasibility of their management. While the risk of IAS to the EU has been assessed, the feasibility of management has not. We assessed the feasibility of eradicating 60 new (not yet established) and 35 emerging (established with limited distribution) species that pose a threat to the EU, as identified by horizon scanning. The assessment was carried out by 34 experts in invasion management from across Europe, applying the Non-Native Risk Management scheme to defined invasion scenarios and eradication strategies for each species, assessing the feasibility of eradication using seven key risk management criteria. Management priorities were identified by combining scores for risk (derived from horizon scanning) and feasibility of eradication. The results show eradication feasibility score and risk score were not correlated, indicating that risk management criteria evaluate different information than risk assessment. In all, 17 new species were identified as particularly high priorities for eradication should they establish in the future, whereas 14 emerging species were identified as priorities for eradication now. A number of species considered highest priority for eradication were terrestrial vertebrates, a group that has been the focus of a number of eradication attempts in Europe. However, eradication priorities also included a diverse range of other taxa (plants, invertebrates and fish) suggesting there is scope to broaden the taxonomic range of attempted eradication in Europe. We demonstrate that broad scale structured assessments of management feasibility can help prioritize IAS for management. Such frameworks are needed to support evidence-based decision-making.
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