Published in: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 40, Issue 11, 1051 - 1053

Published by: Cell Press

Author: James C. Russell

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.09.002

Abstract

Invasive species management traditionally distinguishes states of eradication from suppression but an intermediary 'elimination' also exists. Whereas eradication is removal of both residents and reinvaders, elimination removes residents but non-breeding reinvaders remain. By contrast, suppression is only a reduction in the number of residents and does not distinguish reinvaders.