From detection to action&mdash;a proposed workflow to ensure first reports of alien species from molecular analyses are acted upon

Laura Fernandez Winzer; Katelyn T. Faulkner; Trudy Paap; John R.U. Wilson

doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e162421

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doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e162421

First posted 18 Jun 2025

Authors

Laura Fernandez Winzer - Corresponding author

SANBI, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Macquarie University, School of Natural Sciences, Sydney, Australia

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Katelyn T. Faulkner

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa

University of Pretoria, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Pretoria, South Africa

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Trudy Paap

University of Pretoria, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Genetics and Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Pretoria, South Africa

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John R.U. Wilson

Stellenbosch University, Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch, South Africa

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

http://academic.sun.ac.za/cib/team/academic/jwilson.asp

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Author contributions

T.P. and J.R.U.W. conceived the idea; L.F.W. obtained the species lists, performed preliminary analysis and led the writing of the manuscript; K.T.F. developed the R scripts. All coauthors provided insightful advice, valuable feedback on the manuscript and agreed to submit the final version of the manuscript.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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