Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies

We provide an overview of the current status of vertebrate invasive species throughout Chile, updating information on terrestrial exotics and reporting for the first time the situation of exotic freshwater fishes. In addition, we document the legislation and programs that the Chilean government has...

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Autores principales:	AGUSTÍN IRIARTE,J., LOBOS,GABRIEL A., JAKSIC,FABIÁN M.
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2005
Materias:	exotic fishes exotic amphibians exotic reptiles exotic birds exotic mammals
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0716-078X20050001000102005-05-31Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agenciesAGUSTÍN IRIARTE,J.LOBOS,GABRIEL A.JAKSIC,FABIÁN M. exotic fishes exotic amphibians exotic reptiles exotic birds exotic mammals We provide an overview of the current status of vertebrate invasive species throughout Chile, updating information on terrestrial exotics and reporting for the first time the situation of exotic freshwater fishes. In addition, we document the legislation and programs that the Chilean government has implemented to limit the entry of exotics to the country or minimize their impact on native wild flora and fauna and on natural ecosystems. We document what is known about the introduction of 26 exotic fish species to continental waters of the country, discussing the distribution and putative effects of those 11 species that may be considered invasive. From a previous list of 24 terrestrial vertebrate invaders, we withdraw the Argentine tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and mouflon (Ovis ammon) because there are no data on their subsistence in the wild. On the other hand, we add three new species: red-eared freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta), monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), and red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata), thus keeping the total number of terrestrial invaders unchanged at 24 species. The chief agency in charge of existing laws and regulations regarding the import of exotic freshwater species is the National Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA, in Spanish), a dependency of the Ministry of Economy. The main agency in charge of enforcing existing laws and regulations regarding the import of exotic terrestrial species to Chile is the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG, in Spanish), a dependency of the Ministry of Agriculture. Currently, SAG is not only controlling major border passes, seaports and airports, but also is funding studies to monitor and control already existing invaders. In addition, the Chilean Forest Service (CONAF, in Spanish) is also concerned about invasive species, but only if they enter national parks and reserves within the National System of Protected Wildlife Areas (SNASPE, in Spanish)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad de Biología de ChileRevista chilena de historia natural v.78 n.1 20052005-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2005000100010en10.4067/S0716-078X2005000100010
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spellingShingle	exotic fishes exotic amphibians exotic reptiles exotic birds exotic mammals AGUSTÍN IRIARTE,J. LOBOS,GABRIEL A. JAKSIC,FABIÁN M. Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies
description	We provide an overview of the current status of vertebrate invasive species throughout Chile, updating information on terrestrial exotics and reporting for the first time the situation of exotic freshwater fishes. In addition, we document the legislation and programs that the Chilean government has implemented to limit the entry of exotics to the country or minimize their impact on native wild flora and fauna and on natural ecosystems. We document what is known about the introduction of 26 exotic fish species to continental waters of the country, discussing the distribution and putative effects of those 11 species that may be considered invasive. From a previous list of 24 terrestrial vertebrate invaders, we withdraw the Argentine tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and mouflon (Ovis ammon) because there are no data on their subsistence in the wild. On the other hand, we add three new species: red-eared freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta), monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), and red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata), thus keeping the total number of terrestrial invaders unchanged at 24 species. The chief agency in charge of existing laws and regulations regarding the import of exotic freshwater species is the National Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA, in Spanish), a dependency of the Ministry of Economy. The main agency in charge of enforcing existing laws and regulations regarding the import of exotic terrestrial species to Chile is the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG, in Spanish), a dependency of the Ministry of Agriculture. Currently, SAG is not only controlling major border passes, seaports and airports, but also is funding studies to monitor and control already existing invaders. In addition, the Chilean Forest Service (CONAF, in Spanish) is also concerned about invasive species, but only if they enter national parks and reserves within the National System of Protected Wildlife Areas (SNASPE, in Spanish)
author	AGUSTÍN IRIARTE,J. LOBOS,GABRIEL A. JAKSIC,FABIÁN M.
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title	Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies
title_short	Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies
title_full	Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies
title_fullStr	Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies
title_full_unstemmed	Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies
title_sort	invasive vertebrate species in chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies
publisher	Sociedad de Biología de Chile
publishDate	2005
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Invasive vertebrate species in Chile and their control and monitoring by governmental agencies

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