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Prakash Rajak
Bio: Prakash Rajak is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Alien & Ecosystem services. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1 citations.
Topics: Alien, Ecosystem services
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TL;DR: Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) are considered to be an important driver of global change in biodiversity, community structure, and ecosystem processes of the invaded ecosystem, fundamental to human well-being.
Abstract: Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) are considered to be an important driver of global change in biodiversity, community structure, and ecosystem processes of the invaded ecosystem, fundamental to human well-being (access to secure livelihoods, health, good social relations, security and freedom). There isa lack of studies on IAPS, concerning its economic quantification, livelihood considerations and human health risk assessments. In this article, we review the role of invasive alien plant species in modulating native plant species diversity, environment, ecosystem, climate change, land-use change, socio-economic security and also tried to discuss the role of IAPS on the health of humans and human well-being. We suggest some management practices and use of advance tools such as remote sensing and GIS to assess, map and monitor the vulnerability of IAPS. These advance technologies may also help in the detection of impact of IAPS on ecosystems, and its conservation and restoration.
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University of Vienna1, University of Oldenburg2, Zoological Society of London3, University College London4, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources5, Lincoln University (New Zealand)6, Leibniz Association7, Free University of Berlin8, University of Auckland9, Stellenbosch University10, Charles University in Prague11, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic12, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens13, University of Fribourg14, University of Sassari15, University of Porto16, Sapienza University of Rome17, University of Konstanz18, Durham University19, University of Concepción20, Charles Darwin Foundation21, CABI22, University of Göttingen23, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ24, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg25, United States Forest Service26, Bielefeld University27, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland28, Environment Agency29, National Museum of Natural History30, Institut national de la recherche agronomique31, University of Silesia in Katowice32
TL;DR: It is shown that the annual rate of first records worldwide has increased during the last 200 years, with 37% of all first records reported most recently (1970–2014), highlighting that past efforts to mitigate invasions have not been effective enough to keep up with increasing globalization.
Abstract: Although research on human-mediated exchanges of species has substantially intensified during the last centuries, we know surprisingly little about temporal dynamics of alien species accumulations across regions and taxa. Using a novel database of 45,813 first records of 16,926 established alien species, we show that the annual rate of first records worldwide has increased during the last 200 years, with 37% of all first records reported most recently (1970-2014). Inter-continental and inter-taxonomic variation can be largely attributed to the diaspora of European settlers in the nineteenth century and to the acceleration in trade in the twentieth century. For all taxonomic groups, the increase in numbers of alien species does not show any sign of saturation and most taxa even show increases in the rate of first records over time. This highlights that past efforts to mitigate invasions have not been effective enough to keep up with increasing globalization.
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