Beyond control: Wider implications for the management of biological invasions

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 835-847

  Hulme, Philip E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien; Dispersal; Ecosystem approach; Eradication; Exotic; Invasive; Landscape; Pest; Prevention; Weed

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE;

EID: 33747600102     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01227.x     Document Type: Review

References (90)

1. Anderson, L.W.J. (2005) California's reaction to Caulerpa taxifolia: a model for invasive species rapid response. Biological Invasions, 7, 1573-1464.
2. Bakker, J.D. & Wilson, S.D. (2004) Using ecological restoration to constrain biological invasion. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 1058-1064.
3. Banks, P.B. (1999) Predation by introduced foxes on native bush rats in Australia: do foxes take the doomed surplus? Journal of Applied Ecology, 36, 1063-1071.
4. Brooks, M.L. (2003) Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 344-353.
5. Bryce, J., Johnson, P.J. & Macdonald, D.W. (2002) Can niche use in red and grey squirrels offer clues for their apparent coexistence? Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, 875-887.
6. Buckley, Y.M., Anderson, S., Catterall, C.P., Corlett, R.T., Engel, T., Gosper, C.R., Nathan, R., Richardson, D.M., Setter, M., Spiegel, O., Vivian-Smith, G., Voigt, F.A., Weir, J.E.S. & Westcott, D.A. (2006) Management of plant invasions mediated by frugivore interactions. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 848-857.
7. Buckley, Y.M., Briese, D.T. & Rees, M. (2003) Demography and management of the invasive plant species Hypericum perforatum. II. Construction and use of an individual-based model to predict population dynamics and the effects of management strategies. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 494-507.
8. Buckley, Y.M., Brockerhoff, E., Langer, L., Ledgard, N., North, H. & Rees, M. (2005) Slowing down a pine invasion despite uncertainty in demography and dispersal. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 1020-1030.
9. Buckley, Y.M., Rees, M., Paynter, Q. & Lonsdale, M. (2004) Modelling integrated weed management of an invasive shrub in tropical Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 547-560.
10. Bulleri, F. & Airoldi, L. (2005) Artificial marine structures facilitate the spread of a non-indigenous green alga, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, in the north Adriatic Sea. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 1063-1072.
11. Céréghino, R., Santoul, F., Compin, A. & Mastrorillo, S. (2005) Using self-organizing maps to investigate spatial patterns of non-native species. Biological Conservation, 125, 459-465.
12. Courchamp, F., Chapuis, J.L. & Pascal, M. (2003) Mammal invaders on islands: impact, control and control impact. Biological Reviews, 78, 347-383.
13. Cummings, J., Reid, N., Davies, I. & Grant, C. (2005) Adaptive restoration of sand-mined areas for biological conservation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 160-170.
14. Dodson, E.K. & Fiedler, C.E. (2006) Impacts of restoration treatments on alien plant invasion in Pinus ponderosa forests, Montana, USA. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 887-897.
15. Donald, P.F. & Evans, A.D. (2006) Habitat connectivity and matrix restoration: the wider implications of agri-environment schemes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 209-218.
16. Donlan, C.J., Tershy, B.R. & Croll, D.A. (2002) Islands and introduced herbivores: conservation action as ecosystem experimentation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, 235-246.
17. Ehrenfeld, J.G. & Schneider, J.P. (1991) Chamaecyparis thyoides wetlands and suburbanization: effects on hydrology, water quality and plant community composition. Journal of Applied Ecology, 28, 467-490.
18. Emery, S.M. & Gross, K.L. (2005) Effects of timing of prescribed fire on the demography of an invasive plant, spotted knapweed Centaurea maculosa. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 60-69.
19. Engler, R., Guisan, A. & Rechsteiner, L. (2004) An improved approach for predicting the distribution of rare and endangered species from occurrence and pseudo-absence data. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 263-274.
20. Freckleton, R.P. (2004) The problems of prediction and scale in applied ecology: the example of fire as a management tool. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 599-603.
21. Giller, P.S. (2005) River restoration: seeking ecological standards. Editor's introduction. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 201-207.
22. Green, E.K. & Galatowitsch, S.M. (2002) Effects of Phalaris arundinacea and nitrate-N addition on the establishment of wetland plant communities. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, 134-144.
23. Halpern, S.L. & Underwood, N. (2006) Approaches for testing herbivore effects on plant population dynamics. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 922-929.
24. Hansen, M.J. & Wilson, S.D. (2006) Is management of an invasive grass Agropyron cristatum contingent on environmental variation? Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 269-280.
25. Haskins, K.E. & Gehring, C.A. (2004) Long-term effects of burning slash on plant communities and arbuscular mycorrhizae in a semi-arid woodland. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 379-388.
26. Hobbs, R.J. & Huenneke, L.F. (1992) Disturbance, diversity and invasion: implications for conservation. Conservation Biology, 6, 324-337.
27. Hodkinson, D.J. & Thompson, K. (1997) Plant dispersal: the role of man. Journal of Applied Ecology, 34, 1484-1496.
28. Holl, K.D. (2002) Long-term vegetation recovery on reclaimed coal surface mines in the eastern USA. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, 960-970.
29. Holmes, P.M. & Cowling, R.M. (1997) The effects of invasion by Acacia saligna on the guild structure and regeneration capabilities of South African fynbos shrublands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 34, 317-332.
30. Hulme, P.E. (2003) Biological invasions: winning the science battles but losing the conservation war? Oryx, 37, 178-193.
31. Hulme, P.E. & Bremner, E.T. (2006) Assessing the impact of Impatiens glandulifera on riparian habitats: partitioning diversity components following species removal. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 43-50.
32. Ings, T.C., Ward, N.L. & Chittka, L. (2006) Can commercially imported bumblebees out-compete their native conspecifics. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 940-948.
33. Jansen, A. & Robertson, A.I. (2001) Relationships between livestock management and the ecological condition of riparian habitats along an Australian floodplain river. Journal of Applied Ecology, 38, 63-75.
34. Jongejans, E., Sheppard, A.W. & Shea, K. (2006) What controls the native population dynamics of the alien invasive thistle Carduus nutans in its native range? Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 877-886.
35. Kennedy, T.A., Finlay, J.C. & Hobbie, S.E. (2005) Eradication of invasive Tamarix ramosissima along a desert stream increases native fish density. Ecological Applications, 15, 2072-2083.
36. Kotanen, P.M. (1997) Effects of experimental soil disturbance on revegetation by natives and exotics in coastal Californian meadows. Journal of Applied Ecology, 34, 631-644.
37. Kriticos, D.J., Sutherst, R.W., Brown, J.R., Adkins, S.W. & Maywald, G.F. (2003) Climate change and the potential distribution of an invasive alien plant: Acacia nilotica ssp. indica. Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 111-124.
38. Kulmatiski, A., Beard, K.H. & Stark, J.M. (2006) Soil history as a primary control on plant invasion in abandoned agricultural fields. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 868-876.
39. Lass, L.W., Prather, T.S., Glenn, N.F., Weber, K.T., Mundt, J.T. & Pettingill, J. (2005) A review of remote sensing of invasive weeds and examples of the early detection of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) and babysbreath (Gypsophila paniculata) with a hyperspectral sensor. Weed Science, 53, 242-251.
40. Le Maitre, D.C., Van Wilgen, B.W., Chapman, R.A. & McKelly, D.H. (1996) Invasive plants and water resources in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: modelling the consequences of a lack of management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 33, 161-172.
41. Lepczyk, C.A. (2005) Integrating published data and citizen science to describe bird diversity across a landscape. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 672-677.
42. Leprieur, F., Hickey, M.A., Arbuckle, C.J., Closs, G.P., Brosse, S. & Townsend, C.R. (2006) Hydrological disturbance benefits a native fish at the expense of an exotic fish. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 930-939.
43. Leung, B., Lodge, D.M. Finnoff, D., Shogren, J.F., Lewis, M. & Lamberti, G. (2002) An ounce of prevention or a pound of cure: bioeconomic risk analysis of invasive species. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 269, 2407-2413.
44. Levine, J.M., D'Antonio, C.M., Dukes J.S., Grigulis, K., Lavorel, S. & Vilà, M. (2003) Mechanisms underlying the impacts of exotic plant invasions. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 270, 775-781.
45. Lloret, F., Médail, F., Brundu, G., Camarda, I., Moragues, E., Rita, J., Lambdon, P. & Hulme, P.E. (2005) Species attributes and invasion success by alien plants in Mediterranean islands. Journal of Ecology, 93, 512-520.
46. McClaran, M.P. & Anable, M.E. (1992) Spread of introduced Lehmann lovegrass along a grazing intensity gradient. Journal of Applied Ecology, 29, 92-98.
47. McIntyre, S., Heard, K.M. & Martin, T.G. (2003) The relative importance of cattle grazing in subtropical grasslands: does it reduce or enhance plant biodiversity? Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 445-457.
48. Mackenzie, D.I. & Royle, J.A. (2005) Designing occupancy studies: general advice and allocating survey effort. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 1105-1114.
49. Manchester, S.J. & Bullock, J.M. (2000) The impacts of non-native species on UK biodiversity and the effectiveness of control. Journal of Applied Ecology, 37, 845-864.
50. Maxwell, D. & Jennings, S. (2005) Power of monitoring programmes to detect decline and recovery of rare and vulnerable fish. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 25-37.
51. Meinesz, A. (1999) Killer Algae. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
52. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Synthesis. Island Press, Washington, DC.
53. Moody, M.E. & Mack, R.N. (1988) Controlling the spread of plant invasions: the importance of nascent foci. Journal of Applied Ecology, 25, 1009-1021.
54. Muirhead, J.R. & Macisaac, H.J. (2005) Development of inland lakes as hubs in an invasion network. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 80-90.
55. Mullerova, J., Pyšek, P., Jarosik, V. & Pergl, J. (2005) Aerial photographs as a tool for assessing the regional dynamics of the invasive plant species Heracleum mantegazzianum. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 1042-1053.
56. Myers, J.H., Simberloff, D., Kuris, A.M. & Carey, J.R. (2000) Eradication revisited: dealing with non-indigenous species. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 15, 316-320.
57. NRC (2002) Predicting Invasions of Non-Indigenous Plants and Plant Pests. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
58. O'Dell, R.E. & Claassen, V.P. (2006) Relative performance of native and exotic grass species in response to amendment of drastically disturbed serpentine substrates. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 898-908
59. Perry, L.G., Galatowitsch, S.M. & Rosen, C.J. (2004) Competitive control of invasive vegetation: a native wetland sedge suppresses Phalaris arundinacea in carbon-enriched soil. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 151-162.
60. Pickett, S.T.A. & White, P.S. (1989) The ecological concept of disturbance and its expression at various hierarchical levels. Oikos, 54, 129-136.
61. Prober, S.M., Thiele, K.R., Lunt, I.D. & Koen, T.B. (2005) Restoring ecological function in temperate grassy woodlands: manipulating soil nutrients, exotic annuals and native perennial grasses through carbon supplements and spring burns. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 1073-1085.
62. Puth, L.M. & Post, D.M. (2005) Studying invasion: have we missed the boat? Ecology Letters, 8, 715-721.
63. Rees, M. & Paynter, Q. (1997) Biological control of Scotch broom: modelling the determinants of abundance and the potential impact of introduced insect herbivores. Journal of Applied Ecology, 34, 1203-1221.
64. Rice, P.M., Toney, J.C., Bedunah, D.J. & Carlson, C.E. (1997) Plant community diversity and growth form responses to herbicide applications for control of Centaurea maculosa. Journal of Applied Ecology, 34, 1397-1412.
65. Rickey, M.A. & Anderson, R.C. (2004) Effects of nitrogen addition on the invasive grass Phragmites australis and a native competitor Spartina pectinata. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 888-896.
66. Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2001) Handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, UK.
67. Segurado, P. & Araújo, M.B. (2004) An evaluation of methods for modelling species' distributions. Journal of Biogeography, 31, 1555-1569.
68. Shea, K. & Possingham, H.P. (2000) Optimal release strategies for biological control agents: an application of stochastic dynamic programming to population management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 37, 77-86.
69. Shea, K., Sheppard, A. & Woodburn, T. (2006) Seasonal life-history models for the integrated management of the invasive weed nodding thistle Carduus nutans. Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 517-526.
70. Sheppard, A.W., Hodge, P., Paynter, Q. & Rees, M. (2002) Factors affecting invasion and persistence of broom Cytisus scoparius in Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, 721-734.
71. Smith, G.C., Henderson, I.S. & Robertson, P.A. (2005) A model of ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis eradication for the UK. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 546-555.
72. Smith, C.S., Lonsdale, W.M. & Fortune, J. (1999) When to ignore advice: invasion predictions and decision theory. Biological Invasions, 1, 89-96.
73. Stokes, K.E. & Cunningham, S.A (2006) predictors of recruitment for willows invading riparian environments in south-east Australia: implications for weed management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 909-921.
74. Stylinski, C.D. & Allen, E.B. (1999) Lack of native species recovery following severe exotic disturbance in southern Californian shrublands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 36, 544-554.
75. Taylor, C.M. & Hastings, A. (2004) Finding optimal control strategies for invasive species: a density-structured model for Spartina alterniflora. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 1049-1057.
76. Thomson, D.M. (2005) Matrix models as a tool for understanding invasive plant and native plant interactions. Conservation Biology, 19, 917-928.
77. Thuiller, W., Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P., Midgley, G.F., Hughes, G.O. & Rouget, M. (2005) Niche-based modelling as a tool for predicting the risk of alien plant invasions at a global scale. Global Change Biology, 11, 2234-2250.
78. Todd, S.W. (2006) Gradients in vegetation cover, structure and species richness of Nama-Karoo shrublands in relation to distance from livestock watering points. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 293-304.
79. Tomlin, C.D.S. (2003) The Pesticide Manual: A World Compendium of Pesticides. British Crop Protection Council, UK.
80. Treweek, J. (1996) Ecology and environmental impact assessment. Journal of Applied Ecology, 33, 191-199.
81. Van Geest, G.J., Coops, H., Roijackers, R.M.M., Buijse, A.D. & Scheffer, M. (2005) Succession of aquatic vegetation driven by reduced water-level fluctuations in floodplain lakes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 251-260.
82. Van Strien, A.J., Van de Pavert, R., Moss, D., Yates, T.J., Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Vos, P. (1997) The statistical power of two butterfly monitoring schemes to detect trends. Journal of Applied Ecology, 34, 817-828.
83. Van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. (1985) The effects of alien shrub invasions on vegetation structure and fire behaviour in South African fynbos shrublands: a simulation study. Journal of Applied Ecology, 22, 955-966.
84. Wadsworth, R.A., Collingham, Y.C., Willis, S.G., Huntley, B. & Hulme, P.E. (2000) Simulating the spread and management of alien riparian weeds: are they out of control? Journal of Applied Ecology, 37 (Supplement 1), 28-38.
85. Wangen, S.R. & Webster, C.R. (2006) Potential for multiple lag phases during biotic invasions: reconstructing an invasion of the exotic tree Acer platanoides. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 258-268.
86. Watola, G.V., Stone, D.A., Smith, G.C., Forrester, G.J., Coleman, A.E., Coleman, J.T., Goulding, M.J., Robinson, K.A. & Milsom, T.P. (2003) Analyses of two mute swan populations and the effects of clutch reduction: implications for population management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 565-579.
87. Witkowski, E.T.F. (1991) Effects of invasive alien acacias on nutrient cycling in the coastal lowlands of the Cape fynbos. Journal of Applied Ecology, 28, 1-15.
88. Wittenberg, R. & Cock, M.J.W. (2001) Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit for Best Prevention and Management Practices. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
89. Worner, S.P. & Gevrey, M. (2006) Modelling global insect pest species assemblages to determine risk of invasion. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 858-867.
90. Zavaleta, E.S., Hobbs, R. & Mooney, H. (2001) Viewing invasive species removal in a whole-ecosystem context. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, 454-459.