The application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems
Urbanization is a major driver of global change. Profound human-mediated changes to urban environments have provided increased opportunities for species to invade. The desire to understand and manage biological invasions has led to an upsurge in frameworks describing the mechanisms underpinning the...
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| author | Luke J. Potgieter Marc W. Cadotte |
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| description | Urbanization is a major driver of global change. Profound human-mediated changes to urban environments have provided increased opportunities for species to invade. The desire to understand and manage biological invasions has led to an upsurge in frameworks describing the mechanisms underpinning the invasion process and the ecological and socio-economic impacts of invading taxa. This paper assesses the applicability of three commonly used invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems. The first framework describes the mechanisms leading to invasion; the second and third frameworks assess individual species, and their associated environmental and socio-economic impacts, respectively. In urban areas, the relative effectiveness of the barriers to invasion is diminished (to varying degrees) allowing a greater proportion of species to move through each subsequent invasion stage, i.e. “the urban effect” on invasion. Impact classification schemes inadequately circumscribe the full suite of impacts (negative and positive) associated with invasions in urban areas. We suggest ways of modifying these frameworks to improve their applicability to understanding and managing urban invasions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dd8d0a64c9242c083f916773fdec7fd2022-12-22T01:09:36ZengPensoft PublishersNeoBiota1314-24882020-10-016236538610.3897/neobiota.62.5066150661The application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystemsLuke J. Potgieter0Marc W. Cadotte1University of Toronto-ScarboroughUniversity of Toronto-ScarboroughUrbanization is a major driver of global change. Profound human-mediated changes to urban environments have provided increased opportunities for species to invade. The desire to understand and manage biological invasions has led to an upsurge in frameworks describing the mechanisms underpinning the invasion process and the ecological and socio-economic impacts of invading taxa. This paper assesses the applicability of three commonly used invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems. The first framework describes the mechanisms leading to invasion; the second and third frameworks assess individual species, and their associated environmental and socio-economic impacts, respectively. In urban areas, the relative effectiveness of the barriers to invasion is diminished (to varying degrees) allowing a greater proportion of species to move through each subsequent invasion stage, i.e. “the urban effect” on invasion. Impact classification schemes inadequately circumscribe the full suite of impacts (negative and positive) associated with invasions in urban areas. We suggest ways of modifying these frameworks to improve their applicability to understanding and managing urban invasions.https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/50661/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Luke J. Potgieter Marc W. Cadotte The application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems NeoBiota |
| title | The application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems |
| title_full | The application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems |
| title_fullStr | The application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems |
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| title_short | The application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems |
| title_sort | application of selected invasion frameworks to urban ecosystems |
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