Is the prickly pear a ‘Tzabar’? Diversity and conservation of Israel’s migrant species: Supplementary Material
Arian D. Wallach
Erick Lundgren
Esty Yanco
Daniel Ramp
10.6084/m9.figshare.6049208.v1
https://brill.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Is_the_prickly_pear_a_Tzabar_Diversity_and_conservation_of_Israel_s_migrant_species_Supplementary_Material/6049208
<p>Human-assisted biotic
migration is a hallmark of the Anthropocene. Populations introduced outside
their native ranges (‘migrant species’) have commonly been viewed as a threat
to be addressed with lethal control programs. Israel has a long history of
anthropogenic changes, and conservation has typically focused on ameliorating
direct human impacts rather than eradicating migrant species. However, this may
be changing with the growing influence of invasion biology worldwide. We
conducted a review of the diversity, conservation status, and academic attitudes
toward Israel’s migrant species (IMS). We identified 199 plants and animals from
85 families that have immigrated into Israel from across the globe, and 122
species from 64 families considered native to Israel that have emigrated to
every bioregion and to two oceans, although few species have become
cosmopolitan. The conservation status of most immigrant (84.9%) and emigrant (55.7%)
species has not been assessed, and even the native ranges of eleven immigrants
(5.5%) remains unknown. Of those assessed, 27% of immigrants are threatened or decreasing
in their native ranges, and 62%
of emigrants are globally decreasing or locally threatened and extinct. After
accounting for local extinctions, immigration has increased Israel’s plant and
vertebrate richness by 104 species. Israel’s immigrants are increasingly being viewed
from an invasion biology perspective, with 76% of studies published in the past
decade, reaching over a quarter of local conservation publications. Incorporating
principles of compassionate conservation could help foster a more socially
acceptable and morally grounded approach to the immigrant wildlife of the
Middle East.</p>
2018-03-28 12:29:15
Anthropocene
biodiversity
compassionate conservation
invasion biology
novel ecosystem
Plant Biology
Plant Biology not elsewhere classified
Ecology not elsewhere classified