PAPER: Risks of large-scale invasive species ...

Confronting the risks of large-scale invasive species control

May 2017

Kopf RK, Nimmo DG, Humphries P, Baumgartner LJ, Bode M, Bond NR, Byrom AE, Cucherousset J, Keller RP, King AJ, McGinness HM, Moyle PB & Olden JD. 2017. Confronting the risks of large-scale invasive species control. Nat Ecol Evol 1(6): 172.

ABSTRACT

Large-scale invasive species control initiatives are motivated by laudable desires for native species recovery and economic benefits, but they are not without risk. Management interventions and policies should include evidence-based risk–benefit assessment and mitigation planning.

KEYWORDS

Invasive species control; Biodiversity loss; Risk assessment; CRISPR–Cas9 technology; Ecological impacts