Exposure and Sensitivity of Terrestrial Vertebrates to Biological Invasions Worldwide.

ABSTRACT: While biological invasions continue to threaten biodiversity, most of current assessments focus on the sole exposure to invasive alien species (IAS), without considering native species' response to the threat. Here, we address this gap by assessing vertebrates' vulnerability to biological invasions, combining measures of both (i) exposure to 304 identified IAS and (ii) realized sensitivity of 1600 native vertebrates to this threat. We used the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to identify species threatened by IAS, their distribution, and the species' range characteristics of their associated IAS. We found that 38% of worldwide terrestrial lands are exposed to biological invasions, but exposure alone was insufficient to assess vulnerability since we further found that most of the world h

SUBMITTER: Marino C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615716 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature