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Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making

Sabrina Kumschick, Sandro Bertolino, Tim M. Blackburn, Giuseppe Brundu, more

Conservation Biology > 38 > 2 > n/a - n/a

The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is an important tool for biological invasion policy and management and has been adopted as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) standard to measure the severity of environmental impacts caused by organisms living outside their native ranges. EICAT has already been incorporated into some national and local decision‐making...

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Applying fault tree analysis to biological invasions identifies optimal targets for effective biosecurity

Belinda Gallardo, William J. Sutherland, Phillip Martin, David C. Aldridge

Journal of Applied Ecology > 59 > 10 > 2553 - 2566

The management of invasive species requires analytical tools that can synthesise the increasing and complex information generated through risk assessment protocols. To that end, fault tree analysis (FTA) provides a means to conceptually map all of the events leading to a particular undesired scenario with associated probabilities and uncertainty. We used a peer‐reviewed dataset (the GB Non‐Native...

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Physiology in ecological niche modeling: using zebra mussel's upper thermal tolerance to refine model predictions through Bayesian analysis

Xiao Feng, Ye Liang, Belinda Gallardo, Monica Papeş

Ecography > 43 > 2 > 270 - 282

Climate change and human‐mediated dispersal are increasingly influencing species’ geographic distributions. Ecological niche models (ENMs) are widely used in forecasting species’ distributions, but are weak in extrapolation to novel environments because they rely on available distributional data and do not incorporate mechanistic information, such as species’ physiological response to abiotic conditions...

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

Helen E. Roy, Sven Bacher, Franz Essl, Tim Adriaens, more

Global Change Biology > 25 > 3 > 1032 - 1048

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...

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A review of impact assessment protocols of non-native plants

Montserrat Vilà, Belinda Gallardo, Cristina Preda, Emili García-Berthou, more

Biological Invasions > 2019 > 21 > 3 > 709-723

Impact assessment protocols (i.e. scoring systems) for non-native species have been developed and implemented relatively recently, driven by an increasing demand for desk study approaches to screen and classify non-native species, considering their environmental and socio-economic impacts. While a number of impact assessment protocols have been developed, there are no clear guidelines to help researchers,...

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Inter-basin water transfers and the expansion of aquatic invasive species

Belinda Gallardo, David C. Aldridge

Water Research > 2018 > 143 > C > 282-291

Inter-basin Water Transfers (IBWT) are recognized as one of the major pathways of freshwater invasion. They provide a direct link between previously isolated catchments and may modify the habitat conditions of the receiving waters such that they become more favourable for the establishment of invasive species. Combined, IBWT and invasive species will intensify the stress upon native species and ecosystems...

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Current and future effects of global change on a hotspot's freshwater diversity

Belinda Gallardo, Arthur E. Bogan, Sahana Harun, Leonardo Jainih, more

Science of The Total Environment > 2018 > 635 > C > 750-760

Deforestation, climate change and invasive species constitute three global threats to biodiversity that act synergistically. However, drivers and rates of loss of freshwater biodiversity now and in the future are poorly understood. Here we focus on the potential impacts of global change on freshwater mussels (Order Unionida) in Sundaland (SE Asia), a vulnerable group facing global declines and recognized...

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Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species

Helen E. Roy, Wolfgang Rabitsch, Riccardo Scalera, Alan Stewart, more

Journal of Applied Ecology > 55 > 2 > 526 - 538

Biological invasions are a threat to biodiversity, society and the economy. There is an urgent need to provide evidence‐based assessments of the risks posed by invasive alien species (IAS) to prioritize action. Risk assessments underpin IAS policies in many ways: informing legislation; providing justification of restrictions in trade or consumer activities; prioritizing surveillance and rapid response...

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A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation

Carles Carboneras, Piero Genovesi, Montserrat Vilà, Tim M. Blackburn, more

Journal of Applied Ecology > 55 > 2 > 539 - 547

Effective prevention and control of invasive species generally relies on a comprehensive, coherent and representative list of species that enables resources to be used optimally. European Union (EU) Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species (IAS) aims to control or eradicate priority species, and to manage pathways to prevent the introduction and establishment of new IAS; it applies to species...

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Protected areas offer refuge from invasive species spreading under climate change

Belinda Gallardo, David C. Aldridge, Pablo González‐Moreno, Jan Pergl, more

Global Change Biology > 23 > 12 > 5331 - 5343

Protected areas (PAs) are intended to provide native biodiversity and habitats with a refuge against the impacts of global change, particularly acting as natural filters against biological invasions. In practice, however, it is unknown how effective PAs will be in shielding native species from invasions under projected climate change. Here, we investigate the current and future potential distributions...

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Does land use impact on groundwater invertebrate diversity and functionality in floodplains?

Cecilia Español, Francisco A. Comín, Belinda Gallardo, Jingmei Yao, more

Ecological Engineering > 2017 > 103 > PB > 394-403

Land use change, especially the transformation of riparian forest to agricultural fields, plays an important role in groundwater quality, yet little is known about the effects of land use change on groundwater invertebrate assemblages and diversity. This study assesses for the first time the effect of land use (agricultural vs. forest use) on the groundwater invertebrate community of four river floodplains...

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A global assessment of climatic niche shifts and human influence in insect invasions

Matthew P. Hill, Belinda Gallardo, John S. Terblanche, Petr Keil

Global Ecology and Biogeography > 26 > 6 > 679 - 689

Aim Non‐native invasive insects have major impacts on ecosystem function, agricultural production and human health. To predict the geographical distributions of these species, correlative ecological niche models (ENMs) are typically used. Such methods rely on assumptions of niche conservatism, although there is increasing evidence that many species undergo niche shifts during invasions. The magnitude...

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Changes in pathways and vectors of biological invasions in Northwest Europe

Alexandra Zieritz, Belinda Gallardo, Simon J. Baker, J. Robert Britton, more

Biological Invasions > 2017 > 19 > 1 > 269-282

We assessed how establishment patterns of non-native freshwater, marine and terrestrial species into Northwest Europe (using Great Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands as the study countries) have changed over time, and identified the prevalent pathways and vectors of recent arrivals. Data were extracted from 33 sources on (a) presence/absence and (b) first year of observation in the wild...

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Combining trade data and niche modelling improves predictions of the origin and distribution of non‐native European populations of a globally invasive species

Laura Cardador, Martina Carrete, Belinda Gallardo, José L. Tella

Journal of Biogeography > 43 > 5 > 967 - 978

AimAlthough propagule pressure and environmental constraints are among the most important factors determining invasion success, studies considering both factors simultaneously are scarce. Moreover, while recent evidence suggests that the environmental requirements of individuals from different geographical ranges may be different, the role of propagule origin in invasions has been largely overlooked...

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Trans-national horizon scanning for invasive non-native species: a case study in western Europe

Belinda Gallardo, Alexandra Zieritz, Tim Adriaens, Céline Bellard, more

Biological Invasions > 2016 > 18 > 1 > 17-30

Horizon scanning for high-risk invasive non-native species (INNS) is crucial in preparing and implementing measures to prevent introductions, as well as to focus efforts in the control of species already present. We initiated a trans-national horizon-scanning exercise focused on four countries in western Europe: Great Britain, France, Belgium and The Netherlands, which share similar environmental...

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Development and testing of a biotic index to assess the ecological quality of lakes in Bangladesh

Gawsia W. Chowdhury, Belinda Gallardo, David C. Aldridge

Hydrobiologia > 2016 > 765 > 1 > 55-69

Lakes in Bangladesh face many threats including habitat loss, over-exploitation of resources, pollution (e.g. sewage, waste dumping), climate change and the introduction of non-native species. To support effective lake management, we developed and tested the first Bangladesh Lake Biotic Index (BLBI), an index based on macroinvertebrates with the potential to assess and monitor the ecological status...

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Global ecological impacts of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems

Belinda Gallardo, Miguel Clavero, Marta I. Sánchez, Montserrat Vilà

Global Change Biology > 22 > 1 > 151 - 163

The introduction of invasive species, which often differ functionally from the components of the recipient community, generates ecological impacts that propagate along the food web. This review aims to determine how consistent the impacts of aquatic invasions are across taxa and habitats. To that end, we present a global meta‐analysis from 151 publications (733 cases), covering a wide range of invaders...

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Is Great Britain heading for a Ponto–Caspian invasional meltdown?

Belinda Gallardo, David C. Aldridge, Andre Punt

Journal of Applied Ecology > 52 > 1 > 41 - 49

The outcome of multiple invasions from a common origin may lead to facilitative interactions because the invaders have co‐evolved under similar environmental conditions. This outcome is often referred to as invasional meltdown, with a resultant increase in invasive species and a decline in native species richness and abundance. This study seeks to assess the full scope of the threat posed by a...

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Constructed wetlands increase the taxonomic and functional diversity of a degraded floodplain

Cecilia Español, Belinda Gallardo, Francisco A. Comín, M. Rosa Pino

Aquatic Sciences > 2015 > 77 > 1 > 27-44

Numerous wetland restoration projects have been implemented in recent years to mitigate the increasing loss of global wetland surface area caused by human activities. Most of these projects have focused on the local recovery of habitats and species diversity, with little evaluation of functional recovery. We aimed at demonstrating that constructing wetlands on a degraded floodplain increases not only...

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Quantifying the ecological niche overlap between two interacting invasive species: the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis)

Alex Quinn, Belinda Gallardo, David C. Aldridge

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems > 24 > 3 > 324 - 337

The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) are two closely related invasive species. They usually occupy different habitats (e.g. shallow versus deep water) at a local scale, while occurring in the same broad regions at a large scale. The present study assesses the extent to which the habitat partitioning observed at local scales extends to niche partitioning...

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Search results for: Belinda Gallardo

Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making

Applying fault tree analysis to biological invasions identifies optimal targets for effective biosecurity

Physiology in ecological niche modeling: using zebra mussel's upper thermal tolerance to refine model predictions through Bayesian analysis

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

A review of impact assessment protocols of non-native plants

Inter-basin water transfers and the expansion of aquatic invasive species

Current and future effects of global change on a hotspot's freshwater diversity

Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species

A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation

Protected areas offer refuge from invasive species spreading under climate change

Does land use impact on groundwater invertebrate diversity and functionality in floodplains?

A global assessment of climatic niche shifts and human influence in insect invasions

Changes in pathways and vectors of biological invasions in Northwest Europe

Combining trade data and niche modelling improves predictions of the origin and distribution of non‐native European populations of a globally invasive species

Trans-national horizon scanning for invasive non-native species: a case study in western Europe

Development and testing of a biotic index to assess the ecological quality of lakes in Bangladesh

Global ecological impacts of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems

Is Great Britain heading for a Ponto–Caspian invasional meltdown?

Constructed wetlands increase the taxonomic and functional diversity of a degraded floodplain

Quantifying the ecological niche overlap between two interacting invasive species: the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis)

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