Naslov
A protocol for screening potentially invasive non- native species using Weed Risk Assessment-type decision-support tools

Autori
Vilizzi, Lorenzo ; Hill, Jeffrey E. ; Piria, Marina ; Copp, Gordon H.

Izvornik
Science of The Total Environment (0048-9697) 832 (2022); 154966, 18

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Risk analysis ; WRA ; FISK ; AS-ISK ; TAS-ISK ; ROC curve analysis

Sažetak
There is increasing use worldwide of electronic decision-support tools to identify potentially invasive non-native species so as to inform policy and management decisions aimed at preventing or mitigating the environmental and socio-economic impacts of biological invasions. This study reviews the analytical approaches used to calibrate scores generated by the Weed Risk Assessment and subsequent adaptations thereof and provides a protocol for: (i) the identification of the assessor(s) who will carry out the screenings ; (ii) the definition of the risk assessment area ; (iii) the criteria for selection of the species for screening ; and (iv) the a priori categorisation of the species into invasive or non-invasive necessary to compute the thresholds by which to distinguish between high-risk and medium-risk non-native species. This analytical approach represents an evidence-based and statistically robust means with which to inform decision-makers and stakeholders about policy and management of potentially invasive species and is expected to serve as a general reference of forthcoming screening applications of Weed Risk Assessment-type toolkits.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Biotehnologija

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