Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina

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Autor(a) principal: Verdasca, Maria João
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Rebelo, Hugo, Carvalheiro, Luisa, Sampaio e rebelo, Rui
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/51112
Resumo: Understanding the mechanisms that potentiate the dispersion of an invasive species is essential to anticipate its arrival into new regions and to develop adequate management actions to minimize damage to biodiversity and society. One of the most successful invaders in Europe, the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina), is dispersing through self-diffusion and jump dispersal. Using information on species occurrence in Portugal from 2013 to 2018, this study aimed to understand the range expansion trajectory of V. velutina and to identify the role of climate, landscape and anthropogenic variables on the two mechanisms of spread. We found that in Portugal the invasion is proceeding faster southwards (45 km/year) along the Atlantic coast than eastwards (20 km/ year) where the climatic suitability gradient is more compressed, with jump dispersal playing an important role in this difference and in the acceleration of the invasion process. Dispersal by diffusion was best explained by the annual range of temperature and precipitation of the wettest month, with distance to shrub land also having an important role. Additionally, jump dispersal appeared to be facilitated by motorways, hinting at the role of human-mediated dispersal. Indeed, the number of nests that resulted from this dispersive mechanism were significantly closer to motorways than expected by chance. To prevent the dispersal of V. velutina into Mediterranean regions, and in addition to a special attention to the advancing front, early monitoring programs should also target a buffer zone on both sides of motorways, and at freight shipping hubs.
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spelling Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutinaClimatic gradientdiffusion dispersalhuman-mediated dispersaljump dispersalmotorwaysVespa velutinaUnderstanding the mechanisms that potentiate the dispersion of an invasive species is essential to anticipate its arrival into new regions and to develop adequate management actions to minimize damage to biodiversity and society. One of the most successful invaders in Europe, the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina), is dispersing through self-diffusion and jump dispersal. Using information on species occurrence in Portugal from 2013 to 2018, this study aimed to understand the range expansion trajectory of V. velutina and to identify the role of climate, landscape and anthropogenic variables on the two mechanisms of spread. We found that in Portugal the invasion is proceeding faster southwards (45 km/year) along the Atlantic coast than eastwards (20 km/ year) where the climatic suitability gradient is more compressed, with jump dispersal playing an important role in this difference and in the acceleration of the invasion process. Dispersal by diffusion was best explained by the annual range of temperature and precipitation of the wettest month, with distance to shrub land also having an important role. Additionally, jump dispersal appeared to be facilitated by motorways, hinting at the role of human-mediated dispersal. Indeed, the number of nests that resulted from this dispersive mechanism were significantly closer to motorways than expected by chance. To prevent the dispersal of V. velutina into Mediterranean regions, and in addition to a special attention to the advancing front, early monitoring programs should also target a buffer zone on both sides of motorways, and at freight shipping hubs.Pensoft PublishersRepositório da Universidade de LisboaVerdasca, Maria JoãoRebelo, HugoCarvalheiro, LuisaSampaio e rebelo, Rui2022-02-03T18:15:06Z2021-112021-11-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/51112engVerdasca MJ, Rebelo H, Carvalheiro LG, Rebelo R (2021) Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina. NeoBiota 69: 177–198. https://doi.org/10.3897/ neobiota.69.713521314-248810.3897/neobiota.69.71352info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:55:36Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/51112Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:02:25.426116Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
title Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
spellingShingle Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
Verdasca, Maria João
Climatic gradient
diffusion dispersal
human-mediated dispersal
jump dispersal
motorways
Vespa velutina
title_short Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
title_full Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
title_fullStr Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
title_full_unstemmed Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
title_sort Invasive hornets on the road: motorway-driven dispersal must be considered in management plans of Vespa velutina
author Verdasca, Maria João
author_facet Verdasca, Maria João
Rebelo, Hugo
Carvalheiro, Luisa
Sampaio e rebelo, Rui
author_role author
author2 Rebelo, Hugo
Carvalheiro, Luisa
Sampaio e rebelo, Rui
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Verdasca, Maria João
Rebelo, Hugo
Carvalheiro, Luisa
Sampaio e rebelo, Rui
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Climatic gradient
diffusion dispersal
human-mediated dispersal
jump dispersal
motorways
Vespa velutina
topic Climatic gradient
diffusion dispersal
human-mediated dispersal
jump dispersal
motorways
Vespa velutina
description Understanding the mechanisms that potentiate the dispersion of an invasive species is essential to anticipate its arrival into new regions and to develop adequate management actions to minimize damage to biodiversity and society. One of the most successful invaders in Europe, the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina), is dispersing through self-diffusion and jump dispersal. Using information on species occurrence in Portugal from 2013 to 2018, this study aimed to understand the range expansion trajectory of V. velutina and to identify the role of climate, landscape and anthropogenic variables on the two mechanisms of spread. We found that in Portugal the invasion is proceeding faster southwards (45 km/year) along the Atlantic coast than eastwards (20 km/ year) where the climatic suitability gradient is more compressed, with jump dispersal playing an important role in this difference and in the acceleration of the invasion process. Dispersal by diffusion was best explained by the annual range of temperature and precipitation of the wettest month, with distance to shrub land also having an important role. Additionally, jump dispersal appeared to be facilitated by motorways, hinting at the role of human-mediated dispersal. Indeed, the number of nests that resulted from this dispersive mechanism were significantly closer to motorways than expected by chance. To prevent the dispersal of V. velutina into Mediterranean regions, and in addition to a special attention to the advancing front, early monitoring programs should also target a buffer zone on both sides of motorways, and at freight shipping hubs.
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