Alien species in Norway: Results from quantitative ecological impact assessments

• Published in: Ecological Solutions and Evidence
• Main Authors: Hanno Sandvik, Olga Hilmo, Snorre Henriksen, Reidar Elven, Per Arvid Åsen, Hanne Hegre, Oddvar Pedersen, Per Anker Pedersen, Heidi Solstad, Vigdis Vandvik, Kristine B. Westergaard, Frode Ødegaard, Sandra Åström, Hallvard Elven, Anders Endrestøl, Øivind Gammelmo, Bjørn Arild Hatteland, Halvor Solheim, Björn Nordén, Leif Sundheim, Venche Talgø, Tone Falkenhaug, Bjørn Gulliksen, Anders Jelmert, Eivind Oug, Jan Sundet, Elisabet Forsgren, Anders Finstad, Trygve Hesthagen, Kjell Nedreaas, Rupert Wienerroither, Vivian Husa, Stein Fredriksen, Kjersti Sjøtun, Henning Steen, Haakon Hansen, Inger S. Hamnes, Egil Karlsbakk, Christer Magnusson, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Hans Christian Pedersen, Jon E. Swenson, Per Ole Syvertsen, Bård Gunnar Stokke, Jan Ove Gjershaug, Dag Dolmen, Gaute Kjærstad, Stein Ivar Johnsen, Thomas C. Jensen, Kristian Hassel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: door‐knocker species; ecological effect; ecological impact; evidence‐based management; genetic contamination; invasion potential; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Jan Mayen; Norway; Svalbard; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12006; https://doaj.org/article/7c5452d8c1ce4492b38ca84d2eecb27e

Abstract 1. Due to globalisation, trade and transport, the spread of alien species is increasing dramatically. Some alien species become ecologically harmful by threatening native biota. This can lead to irreversible changes in local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and, ultimately, to biotic...