دورية أكاديمية

Patterns of permit requests and issuance for regulated alien and invasive species in South Africa for the period 2015‐2018

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Patterns of permit requests and issuance for regulated alien and invasive species in South Africa for the period 2015‐2018
المؤلفون: Moshobane, Moleseng C., Nnzeru, Livhuwani R., Nelukalo, Khathutshelo, Mothapo, Natasha P.
المساهمون: Department of Environmental Affairs
المصدر: African Journal of Ecology ; volume 58, issue 3, page 514-528 ; ISSN 0141-6707 1365-2028
بيانات النشر: Wiley
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref)
الوصف: Invasive species typically establish in areas outside their natural distribution through accidental introduction and accidental release or escape. Some species are introduced legally for economic and social benefits such as recreational hunting, the pet trade and research through established permitting processes driven by appropriate laws and regulations. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a trend in demand for regulated alien taxa based on permit requests and to ascertain the activities for which permits requested in order to infer the drivers of alien taxa demand in South Africa. We examined the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) species permitting application database records from October 2015 to February 2018. From the total of 1,390 permit applications during this period, 79.2% of the permits were issued for various economic and social activities associated with the following species: Red lechwe ( Kobus leche leche , Gray), fallow deer (Dama dama Linnaeus), Grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella Valenciennes), Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus) and rose‐ring parakeet ( Psittacula krameri Scopoli). Our results suggest that economic activities such as hunting and sport fishing are driving the demand for some regulated species. We suggest reinforced monitoring and inspection for permit compliance for species sought to minimise potential escape.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12720
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12720Test
حقوق: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0Test/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.7E63462A
قاعدة البيانات: BASE