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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Managing invasive alien plants in Ireland |
| Research Area | Sustainability |
| Project Acronym | |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Bruce Osborne |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.3053471,-6.2228426 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/03/2017 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/09/2019 |
| Project Website (if any) | |
| Links to other Web-based resources | Not Applicable |
| Project Keywords | Natural capital and ecosystem services including soils and biodiversity; biodiversity; ecosystem functions and services; plant invasions; invasives; |
| Project Abstract | Invasive alien plants represent a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in Ireland, with significant impacts on ecosystem functions and services, and have major financial implications associated with the costs of control measures. The proposed project will produce guidelines for the control of invasive plants that are sustainable and cost-effective, according to the principles recommended by the new EU Regulation on invasive species. We will review the state-of-the-art of research on plant invasions and their relationship to the development of control measures for Ireland. To devise measures that will lead to the sustainable control of invasive plants in Ireland, we will use a combination of methods that account for the characteristics of the invasive species to control, those of the native species in invaded communities, as well as the impacts of invasive plants at the community and ecosystem levels. More specifically, we will use a combination of approaches that have been recently proved to be effective at controlling invasive plants and at ensuring the suppression of invasive plants over time. This approaches have not yet been explored in Ireland or other European countries. This project will provide knowledge on the mechanisms underlying successful plants invasions and of their long-term implications. |