Cardador, L;
Lattuada, M;
Strubbe, D;
Tella, JL;
Reino, L;
Figueira, R;
Carrete, M;
(2017)
Regional Bans on Wild-Bird Trade Modify Invasion Risks at a Global Scale.
Conservation Letters
, 10
(6)
pp. 717-725.
10.1111/conl.12361.
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Abstract
Wildlife trade is currently the most important and increasing source of vertebrate invasive species. However, exhaustive analyses of potential side effects of trade regulations on this pathway of introduction are lacking. We addressed this by combining environmental niche models and global trade data on parrots (Psittaciformes), one of the most widely traded and worldwide invasive taxa. We used the wild bird trade bans of United States (1992) and Europe (2005) as case-studies. Results showed that regional bans can generate geographic redirections in trade, with important consequences on worldwide invasion risk. While the amount of parrots traded internationally remained largely constant, changes in trade destination occurred. Consequently, the world surface predicted at risk of parrot invasions increased with successive bans. Of concern, a redirection of trade toward developing countries was observed. Attention should be paid on the mismatch between the global requirements of invasion management and the regional scales governing trade regulations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Regional Bans on Wild-Bird Trade Modify Invasion Risks at a Global Scale |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/conl.12361 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12361 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 The Authors. Conservation Letters published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity & Conservation, Environmental suitability, ecological niche models, invasion risks, Psittaciformes, trade redirection, trade regulations, wild-caught birds, CURRENT AVIAN INVASIONS, CAPTIVE-BRED BIRDS, BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, NICHE CONSERVATISM, NONNATIVE BIRDS, PLANT INVASIONS, EXOTIC BIRDS, ESTABLISHMENT, CLIMATE, TRANSPORT |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10041086 |
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