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Urban trees facilitate the establishment of non-native forest insects

hal.structure.identifierUniversidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne [ULISBOA]
dc.contributor.authorBRANCO, Manuela
hal.structure.identifierUniversidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne [ULISBOA]
dc.contributor.authorNUNES, Pedro
hal.structure.identifierUnité de recherche Zoologie Forestière [URZF]
dc.contributor.authorROQUES, Alain
hal.structure.identifierUniversidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne [ULISBOA]
dc.contributor.authorFERNANDES, María Rosário
hal.structure.identifierEuropean Forest Institute [EFI]
dc.contributor.authorORAZIO, Christophe
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorJACTEL, Herve
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1619-0033
dc.description.abstractEnCities, due to the presence of ports and airports and the high diversity of trees in streets, parks, and gardens, may play an important role for the introduction of invasive forest pests. We hypothesize that areas of urban forest facilitate the establishment of non-native forest pests. Based on scientific literature and a pan-European database on non-native species feeding on woody plants, we analysed where the first detections occurred in European countries. We collected site data for 137 first detections in Europe and 508 first European country-specific records. We also estimated the percentage of tree cover and suitable habitat (green areas with trees) in buffers around detection points. The large majority of first records (89% for first record in Europe and 88% for first records in a European country) were found in cities or suburban areas. Only 7% of the cases were in forests far from cities. The probability of occurrence decreased sharply with distance from the city. The probability to be detected in urban areas was higher for sap feeders, gall makers, and seed or fruit feeders (>90%) than for bark and wood borers (81%). Detection sites in cities were highly diverse, including public parks, street trees, university campus, arboreta, zoos, and botanical gardens. The average proportion of suitable habitat was less than 10% in urban areas where the species were detected. Further, more than 72% of the cases occurred in sites with less than 20% of tree cover. Hotspots of first detection were identified along the coastal regions of the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and near industrial areas of central Europe. We conclude that urban trees are main facilitators for the establishment of non-native forest pests, and that cities should thus be intensely surveyed. Moreover, as urban areas are highly populated, the involvement of citizens is highly recommended.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPensoft Publishers
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
dc.subjectsurveillance
dc.subject.encities
dc.subject.enforest pests
dc.subject.eninvasive species
dc.subject.enurban trees
dc.title.enUrban trees facilitate the establishment of non-native forest insects
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/neobiota.52.36358
dc.subject.halSciences du Vivant [q-bio]
bordeaux.journalNeoBiota
bordeaux.page25-46
bordeaux.volume52
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-02625954
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-02625954v1
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