Species Without Borders: Biological Invasions in the Anthropocene

Bang, Alok (2025) Species Without Borders: Biological Invasions in the Anthropocene. Resonance, 30 (11). pp. 1505-1522. ISSN 0973-712X

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Abstract

Invasive alien species (IAS) are those that have expanded beyond their native ranges due to human activities related to trade, transport and tourism, and established themselves in novel, non-native ecosystems. Once introduced, these species proliferate rapidly, causing ecological and socioeconomic pressures on human and non-human systems in the novel ecosystem. As scientific attention converges on these species and on the phenomenon of biological invasions, it has become evident that our current understanding has merely scratched the surface of a far deeper problem. Despite considerable knowledge gaps, the scale of observable IAS impacts is already sufficiently alarming and damaging to justify their classification as one of the primary drivers of the ongoing global biodiversity crisis. Given that the problem is anthropogenic, the solutions will also have to come from us. Addressing this challenge demands a multipronged approach to enroot this issue more firmly within national and international priorities and the public consciousness.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Bang, Alok
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bhopal > Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6732
Publisher URL:	https://link.springer.com/

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