Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions
July 2015
Publication: Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions
Author(s): Franz Essl, Sven Bacher, Tim M. Blackburn, Olaf Booy, Giuseppe Brundu, Sarah Brunel, Ana-Cristina Cardoso, René Eschen, Belinda Gallardo, Bella Galil, Emili García-Berthou, Piero Genovesi, Quentin Groom, Colin Harrower, Philip E. Hulme, Stelios Katsanevakis, Marc Kenis, Ingolf Kühn, Sabrina Kumschick, Angeliki F. Martinou, Wolfgang Nentwig, Colette O'Flynn, Shyama Pagad, Jan Pergl, Petr Pyšek, Wolfgang Rabitsch, David M. Richardson, Alain Roques, Helen E. Roy, Riccardo Scalera, Stefan Schindler, Hanno Seebens, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Montserrat Vilà, John R. U. Wilson, Argyro Zenetos, Jonathan M. Jeschke
We review the state of the art, highlight recent advances, identify pitfalls and constraints, and discuss major challenges in four broad fields of pathway research and management: pathway classification, application of pathway information, management response, and management impact. We present approaches to describe and quantify pathway attributes (e.g., spatiotemporal changes, proxies of introduction effort, environmental and socioeconomic contexts) and how they interact with species traits and regional characteristics. We also provide recommendations for a research agenda with particular focus on emerging (or neglected) research questions and present new analytical tools in the context of pathway research and management.