The contribution of volunteer recorders to our understanding of biological invasions
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Abstract
The process of invasion and the desire to predict the invasiveness (and associated impacts) of new 23 arrivals has been a focus of attention for ecologists over centuries. The volunteer recording 24 community has made unique and inspiring contributions to our understanding of invasion biology 25 within Britain. Indeed information on non-native species (NNS) compiled within the GB Non-Native 26 Species Information Portal (GB-NNSIP) would not have been possible without the involvement of 27 volunteer experts from across Britain. Here we review examples of ways in which biological records 28 have informed invasion biology. We specifically examine NNS information available within the GB-29 NNSIP to describe patterns in the arrival and establishment of NNS providing an overview of habitat 30 associations of NNS in terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments. 31
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