A conceptual framework for prioritization of invasive alien species for management according to their impact

Kumschick, S.; Bacher, S.; Dawson, W.; Heikkilä, J.; Sendek, A.; Pluess, T.; Robinson, T.; Kuehn, I.

doi:10.3897/neobiota.15.3323

A conceptual framework for prioritization of invasive alien species for management according to their impact

Kumschick, S.; Bacher, S.; Dawson, W.; Heikkilä, J.; Sendek, A.; Pluess, T.; Robinson, T.; Kuehn, I.

Authors

S. Kumschick

S. Bacher

Dr Wayne Dawson wayne.dawson@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

J. Heikkilä

A. Sendek

T. Pluess

T. Robinson

I. Kuehn

Abstract

The number of invasive alien species is increasing and so are the impacts these species cause to the environment and economies. Nevertheless, resources for management are limited, which makes prioritization unavoidable. We present a prioritization framework which can be useful for decision makers as it includes both a scientific impact assessment and the evaluation of impact importance by affected stakeholders. The framework is divided into five steps, namely 1) stakeholder selection and weighting of stakeholder importance by the decision maker, 2) factual description and scoring of changes by scientists, 3) evaluation of the importance of impact categories by stakeholders, 4) calculation of weighted impact categories and 5) calculation of final impact score and decision making. The framework could be used at different scales and by different authorities. Furthermore, it would make the decision making process transparent and retraceable for all stakeholders and the general public.

Citation

Kumschick, S., Bacher, S., Dawson, W., Heikkilä, J., Sendek, A., Pluess, T., …Kuehn, I. (2012). A conceptual framework for prioritization of invasive alien species for management according to their impact. NeoBiota, 15, 69-100. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.15.3323

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 11, 2012
Online Publication Date	Dec 14, 2012
Publication Date	Dec 14, 2012
Deposit Date	Jan 7, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Apr 14, 2016
Journal	NeoBiota
Print ISSN	1619-0033
Electronic ISSN	1314-2488
Publisher	Pensoft Publishers
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	15
Pages	69-100
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.15.3323

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© 2012 Sabrina Kumschick. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.