Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species
Background In the field of biological invasions science, a problem of many overlapping terms arose among eradication assessment frameworks. Additionally there is a need to construct a universally applicable eradication evaluation system. To unify the terminology and propose an eradication feasibilit...
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| description | Background In the field of biological invasions science, a problem of many overlapping terms arose among eradication assessment frameworks. Additionally there is a need to construct a universally applicable eradication evaluation system. To unify the terminology and propose an eradication feasibility assessment scale we created the Unified System for assessing Eradication Feasibility (USEF) as a complex tool of factors for the analysis of eradications of alien (both invasive and candidate) plant species. It compiles 24 factors related to eradication success probability reported earlier in the literature and arranges them in a hierarchical system (context/group/factor/component) with a possibility to score their influence on eradication success. Methodology After a literature survey we analyzed, rearranged and defined each factor giving it an intuitive name along with the list of its synonyms and similar and/or related terms from the literature. Each factor influencing eradication feasibility is ascribed into one of four groups depending on the context that best matches the factor: location context (size and location of infestation, ease of access), species context (fitness and fecundity, detectability), human context (knowledge, cognition and resources to act) and reinvasion context (invasion pathways). We also devised a simple ordinal scale to assess each factor’s influence on eradication feasibility. Conclusions The system may be used to report and analyze eradication campaign data in order to (i) prioritize alien species for eradication, (ii) create the strategy for controlling invasive plants, (iii) compare efficiency of different eradication actions, (iv) find gaps in knowledge disabling a sound eradication campaign assessment. The main advantage of using our system is unification of reporting eradication experience data used by researchers performing different eradication actions in different systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efd1e6a8342c4495a4a282901c7beb652023-12-02T21:53:40ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592022-05-0110e1302710.7717/peerj.13027Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant speciesHalina Galera0Agnieszka Rudak1Maciej Wódkiewicz2Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandBackground In the field of biological invasions science, a problem of many overlapping terms arose among eradication assessment frameworks. Additionally there is a need to construct a universally applicable eradication evaluation system. To unify the terminology and propose an eradication feasibility assessment scale we created the Unified System for assessing Eradication Feasibility (USEF) as a complex tool of factors for the analysis of eradications of alien (both invasive and candidate) plant species. It compiles 24 factors related to eradication success probability reported earlier in the literature and arranges them in a hierarchical system (context/group/factor/component) with a possibility to score their influence on eradication success. Methodology After a literature survey we analyzed, rearranged and defined each factor giving it an intuitive name along with the list of its synonyms and similar and/or related terms from the literature. Each factor influencing eradication feasibility is ascribed into one of four groups depending on the context that best matches the factor: location context (size and location of infestation, ease of access), species context (fitness and fecundity, detectability), human context (knowledge, cognition and resources to act) and reinvasion context (invasion pathways). We also devised a simple ordinal scale to assess each factor’s influence on eradication feasibility. Conclusions The system may be used to report and analyze eradication campaign data in order to (i) prioritize alien species for eradication, (ii) create the strategy for controlling invasive plants, (iii) compare efficiency of different eradication actions, (iv) find gaps in knowledge disabling a sound eradication campaign assessment. The main advantage of using our system is unification of reporting eradication experience data used by researchers performing different eradication actions in different systems.https://peerj.com/articles/13027.pdfBiological invasionsEradication feasibilityExotic pestsExtirpation successNon-native plants |
| spellingShingle | Halina Galera Agnieszka Rudak Maciej Wódkiewicz Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species PeerJ Biological invasions Eradication feasibility Exotic pests Extirpation success Non-native plants |
| title | Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species |
| title_full | Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species |
| title_fullStr | Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species |
| title_short | Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species |
| title_sort | unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species |
| topic | Biological invasions Eradication feasibility Exotic pests Extirpation success Non-native plants |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/13027.pdf |
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