Abstract

How has the invention of the shipping container influenced marine bioinvasion?

Highlights

  • Policy and management responses and actions for control or eradication of invasive species are frequently made more challenging by declarations by experts that the species is “established.” The criterion “established” creates a challenge – or perhaps even a problem – for researchers and managers for several reasons

  • We discuss the use of a particular term – “established” – when confronting management decisions for invasive species

  • Our objective is to contribute to bridging the gap between the realms of conceptual development and management with respect to use of the term “established”

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Introduction

Policy and management responses and actions for control or eradication of invasive species are frequently made more challenging by declarations by experts that the species is “established.” The criterion “established” creates a challenge – or perhaps even a problem – for researchers and managers for several reasons. Established is a trigger word among those who manage invasive species and may have to set policy or rules based on laws, one that invokes the idea that there is nothing that can be done. This attitude may be shared among stakeholders. The challenge is intensified because the word established is not clearly or consistently defined in laws that govern creation of policies. It is rarely defined in the scientific literature, and can be used with different meanings even within a publication

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