| Literature DB >> 28395941 |
Anthony Ricciardi1, Tim M Blackburn2, James T Carlton3, Jaimie T A Dick4, Philip E Hulme5, Josephine C Iacarella6, Jonathan M Jeschke7, Andrew M Liebhold8, Julie L Lockwood9, Hugh J MacIsaac10, Petr Pyšek11, David M Richardson12, Gregory M Ruiz13, Daniel Simberloff14, William J Sutherland15, David A Wardle16, David C Aldridge17.
Abstract
We identified emerging scientific, technological, and sociopolitical issues likely to affect how biological invasions are studied and managed over the next two decades. Issues were ranked according to their probability of emergence, pervasiveness, potential impact, and novelty. Top-ranked issues include the application of genomic modification tools to control invasions, effects of Arctic globalization on invasion risk in the Northern Hemisphere, commercial use of microbes to facilitate crop production, the emergence of invasive microbial pathogens, and the fate of intercontinental trade agreements. These diverse issues suggest an expanding interdisciplinary role for invasion science in biosecurity and ecosystem management, burgeoning applications of biotechnology in alien species detection and control, and new frontiers in the microbial ecology of invasions.Keywords: Arctic globalization; gene drives; global change; invasive species; microbial ecology; rapid evolution
Mesh：
Year: 2017 PMID： 28395941 DOI： 10.1016/j.tree.2017.03.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Ecol Evol ISSN： 0169-5347 Impact factor: 17.712