IntechOpen eBooks, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025
Islands are biodiversity hotspots, supporting a high proportion of endemic plant and animal species, yet they face disproportionately extinction rates due to the introduction invasive alien species. Globalization has intensified these risks, as islands increasingly rely on shipping air transport for supplies, tourism economic growth, heightening likelihood species introductions. Biosecurity management plans established tools preventing islands, only small fraction globally have such plans. A focus should be mitigating introductions through human activities, which primary pathways associated with onto islands. Mitigating measures intentional generally easier manage than unintentional ones, however, there remain significant social challenges both pathways. future challenge in island biosecurity will sustaining investment preventative measures, international collaboration likely play key role success.
Язык: Английский