Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools

Authors: Seebens H, Blackburn TM, Dyer EE, Genovesi P, Hulme PE, Jeschke JM, Pagad S, Pyšek P, van Kleunen M, Winter M, Ansong M, Arianoutsou M, Bacher S, Blasius B, Brockerhoff EG, Brundu G, Capinha C, Causton CE, Celesti-Grapow L, Dawson W, Dullinger S, Economo EP, Fuentes N, Guénard B, Jäger H, Kartesz J, Kenis M, Kühn I, Lenzner B, Liebhold AM, Mosena A, Moser D, Nentwig W, Nishino M, Pearman D, Pergl J, Rabitsch W, Rojas-Sandoval J, Roques A, Rorke S, Rossinelli S, Roy HE, Scalera R, Schindler S, Štajerová K, Tokarska-Guzik B, Walker K, Ward DF, Yamanaka T, Essl F
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Link: http://www.pnas.org/content/115/10/E2264%20

Our ability to predict the identity of future invasive alien species is largely based upon knowledge of prior invasion history. Emerging alien species-those never encountered as aliens before-therefore pose a significant challenge to biosecurity interventions worldwide. Understanding their temporal trends, origins, and the drivers of their spread is pivotal to improving prevention and risk assessment […]
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Using citizen science data to estimate climatic niches and species distributions

Authors: Capinha C, Pereira HM, Tiago P
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Basic and Applied Ecology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S143917911630130X

Opportunistic citizen data documenting species observations – i.e. observations collected by citizens in a non-standardized way – is becoming increasingly available. In the absence of scientific observations, this data may be a viable alternative for a number of research questions. Here we test the ability of opportunistic species records to provide predictions of the realized […]
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The influence of motivational factors on the frequency of participation in citizen science activities

Authors: Capinha C, Gouveia MJ, Pereira HM, Santos-Reis M, Tiago P
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Nature Conservation
Link: https://natureconservation.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=13429

Citizen science has become a mainstream approach to collect information and data on many different scientific subjects. In this study, we assess the effectiveness of engagement and meaningful experience of participants in citizen science projects. We use motivational measures calculated from a web survey where respondents answered questions regarding to their motivation to participate in […]
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Aliens on the move: Transportation networks and non-native species

Authors: Ascensão F, Capinha C
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Railway Ecology
Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-57496-7_5

Biological invasions are a major component of global environmental change, threatening biodiversity and human well-being. These invasions have their origin in the human-mediated transportation of species beyond natural distribution ranges. This is a process that has increased by orders of magnitude in recent decades as a result of accelerating rates of international trade, travel, and […]
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Diversity, biogeography and the global flows of alien amphibians and reptiles

Authors: Capinha C, Cassey P, Dullinger S, Essl F, García-Díaz P, Lenzner B, Mang T, Moser D, Pyšek P, Rödder D, Scalera R, Seebens H, Winter M
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Biodiversity Research
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ddi.12617

We introduce a high‐quality global database of established alien amphibians and reptiles. We use this data set to analyse: (1) the global distribution; (2) the temporal dynamics; (3) the flows between native and alien ranges; and (4) the key drivers of established alien amphibians and reptiles. Location: Worldwide. We collected geographical records of established amphibians and […]
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Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools

Using citizen science data to estimate climatic niches and species distributions

The influence of motivational factors on the frequency of participation in citizen science activities

Aliens on the move: Transportation networks and non-native species

Diversity, biogeography and the global flows of alien amphibians and reptiles

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