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ASSESSMENT and MANAGEMENT of ALIEN SPECIES THAT THREATEN ECOSYSTEMS, HABITATS and SPECIES 1 B Ehia Eisn.1 CBD Technical No Secretariat CBD Technical Series No. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN SPECIES THAT THREATEN ECOSYSTEMS,AND SPECIES. THREATEN THAT ALIEN SPECIES HABITATS OF AND MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT of the Convention on Biological Diversity ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN SPECIES THAT THREATEN ECOSYSTEMS, HABITATS AND SPECIES 1 CBD Technical Series No.CBD Technical 1 ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN SPECIES THAT THREATEN ECOSYSTEMS, HABITATS AND SPECIES Abstracts of keynotes addresses and posters presented at the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, held from 12 to 16 March 2001 in Montreal, Canada. Montreal 2001 Published by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ISBN: 92-807-2007 Copyright © 2000, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views reported in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Convention on Biological Diversity nor those of the reviewers. This publication may be reproduced for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holders, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The Secretariat of the Convention would appreciate receiving a copy of any publications that uses this document as a source Citation Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2001). Assessment and mnagement of alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats and species. Abstracts of keynote addresses and posters presented at the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, held in Montreal, Canada, from 12 to 16 March 2001. Montreal, SCBD, 123p. (CBD Technical Paper no. 1). For further information, please contact: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity World Trade Centre 393 St. Jacques Street, suite 300 Montréal, Québec, Canada H2Y 1N9 Phone: 1 (514) 288 2220 Fax: 1 (514) 288 6588 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.biodiv.org II FOREWORD The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), was adopted in 1992 and entered into force in 1993. Its aims are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of biological resources, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. One of the major challenges facing the Convention on Biological Diversity is the communication of research results in a way that provides the policy makers, their advisors, the scientific community and other stakeholders with helpful insights. Major factors leading to biodiversity loss are habitat loss and degradation, invasive alien species, overuse of resources and pollution. Due to the complexity of these factors, various approaches and strategies are being use to reduce biodiversity loss. All, however, require the best available scientific information that allows the development and implementation of sound management strategies. The goal of the CBD Technical Publications Series is to contribute to the dissemination of up-to-date and accurate information on selected topics that are important for the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the equitable sharing of its benefits. A large and growing body of evidence has clearly established the need to disseminate synthesis publications relevant to CBD objectives and selected reports presented at CBD meetings. The Technical Publications Series is intended to: • Foster scientific and technical cooperation; • Improve communication between the Convention and the scientific community; • Increase awareness of current biodiversity-related problems and concerns; and • Facilitate widespread and effective use of the growing body of scientific and technical information on conserving and using biological diversity. The CBD Technical Publications Series comes at a time when the international community through the Conference of the Parties to the Convention has committed itself to achieving tangible results in all aspects of the sustainable management of biological diversity for social and economic purposes. We therefore believe that this series will be useful to the broader scientific community and those concerned with biodiversity management. I am very pleased to make available to the scientific community and those actively involved in biodiversity management the first publication in the CBD Technical Series. It contains abstracts of posters and keynote addresses presented at the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice held in Montreal from 12 to 16 March 2001. The abstracts focus on one of the main factors leading to biodiversity loss, namely, invasive alien species, that threaten ecosystems, habitat and species. It is my hope that this publication will broaden our understanding of the complexity of the issue of invasive alien species and at the same time facilitate the implementation of remedial measures to reduce or halt biodiversity loss attributed to invasive alien species. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to all those who have contributed in, one way or another in the preparation and production of this series. Hamdallah Zedan Executive Secretary III TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstracts of keynote addresses Page Invasive Alien Species – the Nature of the Problem Harold Mooney 1 Outputs of GISP Phase I and Future Plans of the Global Invasive Species Programme Jeff Waage 3 Abstracts of poster presentations 1 Emerging Issues: Nonnative Animals in Western Aquatic Systems M. Adams, R. Bury, R. Gresswell, R. Hoffman, G. Larson, and C. Pearl 9 2 Mute Swan Management in the Chesapeake Bay: A Case Study Aimee Delach, Rich Blaustein and Carroll Muffett 11 3 Recently spreading alien species in Germany: South African Ragwort (Senecio inaequidens) and American Mink (Mustela vison) Hans J. Böhmer, Ulrike Doyle 13 4 Risk Assessment for Managing the Tropical Weed, Mimosa pigra Max Finlayson, Rick van Dam, Dave Walden & Michael Storrs 17 5 Ecological Risk Assessment of the Cane Toad, Bufo marinus, in Karadu National Park, Australia Rick van Dam, Dave Walden, George Begg & Max Finlayson 21 6 Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Website Pam L. Fuller, Amy J. Benson, and Colette Jacono 25 7 Nonindigenous Fishes Introduced into Inland Waters of the United States Pam L. Fuller, Leo G. Nico, and James D. Williams 27 8 Managing Invasive Alien Species in Natural Habitats: The Role of Biological Control R Shaw, H C Evans and S T Murphy 29 9 Alteration of freshwater ecosystems by the invasive bivalves, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis). S. J. Nichols 33 10 Watershed Characteristics and Nonindigenous Fish In Mid-Atlantic (USA) Streams Michael W. Slimak 35 11 The Value of Awareness and Early Intervention in the Management of Alien Invasive Species: a Case-study on the Eradication of Mimosa pigra at the tram Chim National Park and U Minh Thuong Nature Reserve, Vietnam Tran Triet, Nguyen Lan Thi, Michael J. Storrs and Le Cong Kiet 37 12 A Strategy for Galapagos Weeds Alan Tye, Mónica Soria and Mark Gardener 41 13 Climate-matching can be Used to Predict Exotic Species Invasions John L. Curnutt 45 V 14 Live to win Gollasch, S., Rosenthal, H., Botnen, H., Hamer, J., Laing, I., Leppäkoski, E., Macdonald, E., Minchin, D., Nauke, M., Olenin, S., Utting, S., Voigt, M. and Wallentinus, I. 49 15 Estuaries as a Habitat: On the Status of Introduced Macroinvertebrates on the German North and Baltic Sea Coast Stefan Nehring 55 16 Modeling the Evolutionary Consequences of Species Invasions: Can Native Prey Adapt in Time to Avoid Extinction? Deborah Pakes and Elizabeth Boulding 59 17 Tracking Sources, Patterns, and Effects of Coastal Marine Invasions Gregory M. Ruiz, A. Whitman Miller, Brian Steves, Paul Fofonoff, and Anson Hines 63 18 Alien Species: Experiences and Lessons Learned in Biosphere Reserves S. Engelmann, S. Arico and P. Bridgewater 67 19 Eradication of Alien Mammalian Predators in the Seychelles in 2000 J.E, Millett, M.J. Hill, S.J. Parr, J. Nevill, D.V. Merton & N.J. Shah 69 20 The Threat to North American Forests From Pests Introduced on Wood Packaging Faith Thompson Campbell 71 21 Alien Invasive Plants in Bangladesh and their Impacts on the Ecosystem M. K. Hossain and M. K. Pasha 73 22 Impact of Invasive Species on Biodiversity Conservation and Poor People’s Livelihoods. John Grynderup Poulsen 77 23 Plant Pests as Alien Invasive Species: Success and Failure of European Phytosanitary Measures – a German View Gritta Schrader, Jens-Georg Unger 81 24 Alien InvasivePlants Threatening the Agro-Ecosystems of Sri Lanka B. Marambe 85 25 Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus L) in the Netherlands; Invasion, Detection, Measures and Results A.J.W. Rotteveel 87 26 Termites of Economic, Social and Environmental Importance in Uruguay. Ana Aber 91 27 Termites of Economic, Social and Environmental Importance in Uruguay: a model on the route of invasion. Jorge Soberón, Jordan Golubov and José Sarukhán 95 28 Invasive Plants in Mixed-grass Prairie Diane Larson 99 29 Invasive Alien Plants in India: Developing Sustainable Management Strategies P S Ramakrishnan,
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