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The 100 most invasive species?

Posted by Anekeia on 19 Sep 2012 at 18:54 GMT

is one of the 100 most invasive species in the world
http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0044515#article1.front1.article-meta1.abstract1.sec1.p1

A. According to whom ? (no citation)
B. The IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group promotes a list titled "100 of the worst invasive species" (see www.issg.org/worst100_species.html -- but the url was not working at the time this comment was posted; if all else fails see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_world%27s_100_worst_invasive_species and note their similar conflict between the article title and its content). ISSG's "100 of the worst" is a list of high profile cases, not a quantitative ranking of effects. Misapplying it in the first line of this paper calls the quality of analysis in the remainder of the paper into question. Furthermore, the assertion adds nothing of value here; it's merely a "me too" signal identifying the authors with a particular advocacy position.

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