Invasive alien species and islands

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511844270.016

15 - Invasive alien species and islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011

Michael Kiehn

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David Bramwell and

Juli Caujapé-Castells

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Michael Kiehn: Affiliation:
University of Vienna
David Bramwell: Affiliation:
Jardín Botánico Canario 'Viera y Clavijo' - Unidad Asociada CSIC
Juli Caujapé-Castells: Affiliation:
Jardín Botánico Canario 'Viera y Clavijo' - Unidad Asociada CSIC

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Invasive alien species are considered to be a major contributor to the high extinction rates of species native to islands compared with other habitats (Sherley et al., 2000). In this respect, the effect of invasive alien species is second only to the destruction or modification of natural environments caused by humans. Island ecosystems, especially on small or remote islands, seem to be especially vulnerable to alien plant species invasions with negative impacts on their native floras. Numerous reasons for this phenomenon have been put forward in the literature. They include assessments of ‘unbalanced island floras’ or different aspects of lower competitiveness of ‘island-born’ species in comparison to the non-native ‘newcomers’ (Denslow, 2003) as well as correlations with abiotic factors such as island size, number of native species, rate of disturbance and distance to continental areas (Barney & Whitlow, 2008).

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Information: The Biology of Island Floras , pp. 365 - 384

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511844270.016 [Opens in a new window]

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