The number of invasive non-native species arriving in Scotland is increasing year on year leading to the creation of a new top 10 species warning list. Pathway analysis has been used to rank the pathways of introduction of non-native species introduced into Scotland since 1950 and likely pathways of introduction for non-native species into Scotland in the next ten years. Corbicula flumineaFrom this a priority list of 10 invasive non-native species was extracted and awareness raising was seen as critical. One marine mollusc Crepidula fornicata was also listed in the top 10 invasive non-native species. The most important pathways of arrival and spread associated with the long list of 171 invasive non-native species and 1096 established non-native species in Scotland are the horticultural and ornamental pathways.

Source: The Times October 07, 2023 11:21 UTC