The Human Release Hypothesis for biological invasions: human activity as a determinant of the abundance of invasive plant species

Zimmermann, Heike; Brandt, Patric; Fischer, Joern; Welk, Erik; Wehrden, Henrik von

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“…Hui et al, 2016), without giving enough attention to the societal processes implicated in invasions; elaboration on such issues is needed to improve understanding. The role of land use in facilitating or hindering invasions has been discussed before as the "human release hypothesis" (Zimmermann et al, 2014). This hypothesis highlights that the abundance of invasive alien species can be influenced by the level of human action or landscape maintenance.…”

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The human and social dimensions of invasion science and management

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Larson

Novoa

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Management

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Biological invasions are a leading cause of global environmental change given their effects on both humans and biodiversity. Humans introduce invasive alien species and may facilitate their establishment and spread, which can alter ecosystem services, livelihoods, and human well-being. People perceive the benefits and costs of these species through the lens of diverse value systems; these perspectives influence decisions about when and where to manage them. Despite the entanglement of humans with invasive alien species, most research on the topic has focused on their ecological aspects. Only relatively recently have the human and social dimensions of invasions started to receive sustained attention in light of their importance for understanding and governing biological invasions. This editorial draws on contributions to a special issue on the "Human and Social Dimensions of Invasion Science" and other literature to elucidate major trends and current contributions in this research area. We examine the relation between humans and biological invasions in terms of four crosscutting themes: (1) how people cause biological invasions; (2) how people conceptualise and perceive them; (3) how people are affected - both positively and negatively - by them; and (4) how people respond to them. We also highlight several ways in which research on the human and social dimensions of invasion science improves understanding, stakeholder engagement, and management.

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Section: Human As a Cause Of Biological Invasionsmentioning

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The human and social dimensions of invasion science and management

Shackleton

Larson

Novoa

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Diverse factors are indicated as important in introducing alien species to new areas (Starfinger et al 2003;Hulme 2009;Pyšek et al 2011). However, directly or indirectly, the occurrence of alien plant species is related to human activity, propagation of ornamental gardening, development of new technologies, and progress of transport and global trade (Zimmermann et al 2014).…”

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Factors responsible for the distribution of invasive plant species in the surroundings of railway areas. A case study from SE Poland

Wrzesień

Denisow

2017

Biologia

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Invasive plant species are a growing concern in global biodiversity management. In this study, we tried to determine whether invasive plants could spread from railway track into the surrounding areas and focused on the factors responsible for the invasive plant species composition, richness, and abundance. We sampled invasive species along transects located outside a railway route and recorded the invasive species richness and abundance at a distance of < 5 (control), 5–10, 10–15, and > 15 m away from the railway edge in three geographical regions in SE Poland. We revealed that the mechanism allowing alien species to invade was complex. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) explained 30.9% of variance. On a regional scale, the invasive flora composition in the surroundings of railway habitats was determined by abiotic environment diversity (mean annual air temperature, mean annual precipitation), but not habitat-related factors (soil type, soil properties). On a spatial scale, the traffic volume, the distance from the railway area, the distance from build-up areas, and the interaction of these factors affect the invasive species composition away from railway areas. The invasive species spread from railways to the surrounding vegetation, therefore, regular monitoring of railway areas should be a framework for assessing the risk of invasive species.

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“…Apart from climate, anthropogenic activities have been argued to facilitate species invasion (Tilman and Lehma 2001;Zimmermann et al 2014). In India, Adhikari et al (2015) identified invasion hotspots containing the diverse signature of human activities, and are characterized by 5 major anthropogenic biome types and 18 sub-types.…”

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Plant invasion correlation with climate anomaly: an Indian retrospect

Tripathi

Roy

2019

Biodivers Conserv

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Plant invasion is highly responsive to rising temperature, altered precipitation and various anthropogenic disturbances. Therefore, climate anomalies might provide opportunities to identify the relationship of past climate in deriving the distribution of invasive species and to detect their probable future distribution. In this work, we studied the correlation of climate anomaly i.e. temperature and precipitation with an indicative map of plant invasive species (1° grid) of India. The indicative map was generated through the plant data available from the project 'Biodiversity Characterization at Landscape Level'. Climate anomaly was calculated and represented by average temperature and precipitation using 'Climate Research Unit' data for the period of 1901 to 2000. A comparison of local geographically weighted regression (GWR) model and a global ordinary least square regression (OLS) model was carried out for statistical analysis to depict the correlation at 1° spatial grids. Overall, 20,501 records with a total of 9112 unique plots and 161 unique invasive species were recorded in the database that shows a maximum of 15 invasive species in a 0.04 ha nested quadrat. Cumulative analysis showed a maximum of 53 invasive species at 1° grid. Individually, GWR could reveal a significant correlation with invasive species distribution for temperature anomaly (r 2 = 0.73, AIC= 2206) and precipitation anomaly (r 2 = 0.74, AIC= 2221), while OLS model did not offer a good correlation (r 2 < 0.001, AIC > 2400) compared to GWR. Combination of temperature and precipitation anomaly (shared model) showed an improved spatial correlation (r 2 > 0.75) using GWR. Variation partitioning revealed the dominant influence (> 0.40 of variation) of temperature anomaly over Deccan Peninsula, Himalaya and North East zone. Influence of precipitation anomaly was more prominent over arid and semi-arid zone explaining > 0.35 of variation. Results revealed the strength of GWR to see the interaction of invasive plant species w.r.t. climate anomalies that explain the influence of spatial variation due to heterogeneity at varying neighbour distances. The significant correlation of invasive species with both the anomalies revealed the affinity of invasive species towards warmer, drier and wet places. This gives an indication that the distribution of invasive species could be triggered by climate anomaly. The use of Communicated by M.

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The Human Release Hypothesis for biological invasions: human activity as a determinant of the abundance of invasive plant species

Cited by 19 publications

References 34 publications

The human and social dimensions of invasion science and management

The human and social dimensions of invasion science and management

Factors responsible for the distribution of invasive plant species in the surroundings of railway areas. A case study from SE Poland

Plant invasion correlation with climate anomaly: an Indian retrospect

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