Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect?
Alien species are among the five drivers of environmental change with the largest relative global impacts. In particular, horticulture is a major introduction pathway of alien plants, but, together with intentional introductions, plants can also be introduced and spread via human-mediated involuntar...
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| description | Alien species are among the five drivers of environmental change with the largest relative global impacts. In particular, horticulture is a major introduction pathway of alien plants, but, together with intentional introductions, plants can also be introduced and spread via human-mediated involuntary pathways as contaminants and stowaways. Recurring accidental introductions of alien plants to new areas can be the prelude to invasion on a large scale. Agriculture represents a sector that is severely impacted by invasive alien species and, at the same time, it is likely to be one of the main factors responsible of biological invasions. So, the present review highlights risks related to accidental introduction though human-mediated agricultural pathways of a politically relevant group of alien plants, invasive alien plants of Union concern (IAPUC), that are species whose prevention and management is mandatory in the European Union according to Regulation (EU) n. 1143/2014. Even if most IAPUC have been primarily introduced as economic plants, several accidental pathways related to agriculture can be identified for each one of them. The implementation of technologies and the sharing of good practices, at a wide scale and at different levels of the society, would help in overcoming several problematic issues related to the accidental transport of IAPUC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2296bb570e814670a5d8784ceb2c458c2023-11-23T18:21:47ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-02-0112242310.3390/agronomy12020423Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect?Chiara Montagnani0Rodolfo Gentili1Giuseppe Brundu2Sarah Caronni3Sandra Citterio4Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/a, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, ItalyAlien species are among the five drivers of environmental change with the largest relative global impacts. In particular, horticulture is a major introduction pathway of alien plants, but, together with intentional introductions, plants can also be introduced and spread via human-mediated involuntary pathways as contaminants and stowaways. Recurring accidental introductions of alien plants to new areas can be the prelude to invasion on a large scale. Agriculture represents a sector that is severely impacted by invasive alien species and, at the same time, it is likely to be one of the main factors responsible of biological invasions. So, the present review highlights risks related to accidental introduction though human-mediated agricultural pathways of a politically relevant group of alien plants, invasive alien plants of Union concern (IAPUC), that are species whose prevention and management is mandatory in the European Union according to Regulation (EU) n. 1143/2014. Even if most IAPUC have been primarily introduced as economic plants, several accidental pathways related to agriculture can be identified for each one of them. The implementation of technologies and the sharing of good practices, at a wide scale and at different levels of the society, would help in overcoming several problematic issues related to the accidental transport of IAPUC.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/423invasive alien speciespathwaysRegulation EU 1143/2014agricultureinvasive alien species of Union concern |
| spellingShingle | Chiara Montagnani Rodolfo Gentili Giuseppe Brundu Sarah Caronni Sandra Citterio Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect? Agronomy invasive alien species pathways Regulation EU 1143/2014 agriculture invasive alien species of Union concern |
| title | Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect? |
| title_full | Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect? |
| title_fullStr | Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect? |
| title_short | Accidental Introduction and Spread of Top Invasive Alien Plants in the European Union through Human-Mediated Agricultural Pathways: What Should We Expect? |
| title_sort | accidental introduction and spread of top invasive alien plants in the european union through human mediated agricultural pathways what should we expect |
| topic | invasive alien species pathways Regulation EU 1143/2014 agriculture invasive alien species of Union concern |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/423 |
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