Biocontrol Science and Technology ( IF 1.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-29 , DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2021.1918637 Iain D. Paterson 1 , Martin P. Hill 1 , Kim Canavan 1 , Paul O. Downey 2
ABSTRACT
Invasive alien plants (IAPs) are considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity in South Africa and are often associated with negative socio-economic and human health consequences. Biocontrol is seen as an effective strategy for managing IAPs however it can realistically only be considered for a subset of such plants given the limited funding resources available. Some plants are also better targets for biocontrol than others. This paper develops a prioritisation system to create an objective, transparent and easily usable method in which to target IAPs plants that are most suited to biocontrol in South Africa. The Biological Control Target Selection (BCTS) system builds on twelve previously developed prioritisation systems. The system uses three sections encompassing thirteen attributes that are combined to present the highest predicative powers to rank potential target IAPs as biocontrol targets.
中文翻译:
杂草生物防治目标的优先排序 II:南非生物防治目标选择系统
摘要
外来入侵植物 (IAP) 被认为是南非生物多样性面临的最大威胁之一,通常会带来负面的社会经济和人类健康后果。生物防治被视为管理 IAP 的有效策略,但鉴于可用的资金资源有限,它实际上只能考虑用于此类植物的一个子集。一些植物也是比其他植物更好的生物防治目标。本文开发了一个优先排序系统,以创建一种客观、透明且易于使用的方法,以针对最适合南非生物防治的 IAP 植物。生物控制目标选择 (BCTS) 系统建立在十二个先前开发的优先级系统之上。