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Risks to pollinators and pollination from invasive alien species

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NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
Volume 2, Issue 1, Pages 16-25

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0412-3

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  1. NERC-CEH National Capability Funding [NEC05106]
  2. Swiss National Science Foundation [P300P3_151141, PBNEP3_140192]
  3. FONCYT [PICT 2015-2333]
  4. Natural Environment Research Council [ceh020012, ceh020002] Funding Source: researchfish
  5. NERC [ceh020012, ceh020002] Funding Source: UKRI

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Invasive alien species modify pollinator biodiversity and the services they provide that underpin ecosystem function and human well-being. Building on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment of pollinators and pollination, we synthesize current understanding of invasive alien impacts on pollinators and pollination. Invasive alien species create risks and opportunities for pollinator nutrition, re-organize species interactions to affect native pollination and community stability, and spread and select for virulent diseases. Risks are complex but substantial, and depend greatly on the ecological function and evolutionary history of both the invader and the recipient ecosystem. We highlight evolutionary implications for pollination from invasive alien species, and identify future research directions, key messages and options for decision-making.

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