Journal
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages 1333-1344Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9208-8
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Biological invasions; Ecoregions; Introduced mammals; South America; Traits of invasiveness
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- UFZ Department of Community Ecolog
- ALARM
- IADIZA-CONICET
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Exotic mammals in South America represent about 20% of world mammal introductions. The aim of our paper is to provide a global assessment of the exotic mammals of Argentina, their pathways, impacts, and a synthesis of their attributes as potential invasive species. We reviewed and compiled data from a diversity of sources and databases on alien mammals occurring in feral state exclusively. We recorded 18 species of exotic mammals for Argentina. The majority of introductions occurred between the 18th and 19th centuries and their ports of entry were located in temperate ecosystems, between 34 degrees and 55 degrees SL. Most of their entry pathways were associated with human activities (e.g. sport hunting, food and fur industry). The exotic mammals occupy ecoregions similar to their original distributions, but most of them have experienced a range expansion to novel habitats. The fauna of exotic mammals of Argentina represents a good opportunity to understand the dynamics of the invasion process as they represent a diversity of ecological groups and environmental contexts.
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