Developing a list of invasive alien species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the European Union.

ABSTRACT: The European Union (EU) has recently published its first list of invasive alien species (IAS) of EU concern to which current legislation must apply. The list comprises species known to pose great threats to biodiversity and needs to be maintained and updated. Horizon scanning is seen as critical to identify the most threatening potential IAS that do not yet occur in Europe to be subsequently risk assessed for future listing. Accordingly, we present a systematic consensus horizon scanning procedure to derive a ranked list of potential IAS likely to arrive, establish, spread and have an impact on biodiversity in the region over the next decade. The approach is unique in the continental scale examined, the breadth of taxonomic groups and environments considered, and the methods and data sourc

SUBMITTER: Roy HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380041 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature