Alien species in Norway: results from quantitative ecological impact assessments

• Published in: Ecological Solutions and Evidence
• Main Authors: Sandvik, Hanno, Hilmo, Olga, Henriksen, Snorre, Elven, Reidar, Åsen, Per Arvid, Hegre, Hanne, Pedersen, Oddvar, Pedersen, Per Anker, Solstad, Heidi, Vandvik, Vigdis, Westergaard, Kristine Bakke, Ødegaard, Frode, Åström, Sandra Charlotte Helene, Elven, Hallvard, Endrestøl, Anders, Gammelmo, Øivind, Hatteland, Bjørn Arild, Solheim, Halvor, Nordén, Björn, Sundheim, Leif, Talgø, Venche, Falkenhaug, Tone, Gulliksen, Bjørn, Jelmert, Anders, Oug, Eivind, Sundet, Jan Henry, Forsgren, Elisabet, Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt, Hesthagen, Trygve H., Nedreaas, Kjell Harald, Wienerroither, Rupert, Husa, Vivian, Fredriksen, Stein, Sjøtun, Kjersti, Steen, Henning, Hansen, Haakon, Hamnes, Inger Sofie, Karlsbakk, Egil, Magnusson, Christer, Ytrehus, Bjørnar, Pedersen, Hans Christian, Swenson, Jon, Syvertsen, Per Ole, Stokke, Bård Gunnar, Gjershaug, Jan Ove, Dolmen, Dag, Kjærstad, Gaute, Johnsen, Stein Ivar, Jensen, Thomas Correll, Hassel, Kristian, Gederaas, Lisbeth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Invasjonsbiologi; Invasion biology; VDP::Økologi: 488; VDP::Ecology: 488; Arctic; Jan Mayen; Norway; Svalbard; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2683358; https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12006

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 homogeni...