Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F19%3A43915657" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/19:43915657 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/67985939:_____/19:00510369
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.44.31650" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.44.31650</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.44.31650" target="_blank" >10.3897/neobiota.44.31650</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species
Original language description
Standardized tools are needed to identify and prioritize the most harmful non-native species (NNS). A plethora of assessment protocols have been developed to evaluate the current and potential impacts of non-native species, but consistency among them has received limited attention. To estimate the consistency across impact assessment protocols, 89 specialists in biological invasions used 11 protocols to screen 57 NNS (2614 assessments). We tested if the consistency in the impact scoring across assessors, quantified as the coefficient of variation (CV), was dependent on the characteristics of the protocol, the taxonomic group and the expertise of the assessor. Mean CV across assessors was 40%, with a maximum of 223%. CV was lower for protocols with a low number of score levels, which demanded high levels of expertise, and when the assessors had greater expertise on the assessed species. The similarity among protocols with respect to the final scores was higher when the protocols considered the same impact types. We conclude that all protocols led to considerable inconsistency among assessors. In order to improve consistency, we highlight the importance of selecting assessors with high expertise, providing clear guidelines and adequate training but also deriving final decisions collaboratively by consensus.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40102 - Forestry
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
NeoBiota
ISSN
1619-0033
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
Neuveden
Issue of the periodical within the volume
44
Country of publishing house
BG - BULGARIA
Number of pages
25
Pages from-to
1-25
UT code for WoS article
000462982400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85064179041