[Invasive-species] Forum's statement for SOS invasions !

Tue Feb 21 10:58:49 CET 2006

Dear Etienne, 
Dear forum membres,

Please notice that Dikerogammarus spp and Hypania invalida should obviously be tranferred to the black list, as they are detrimental to local fauna and biotopes, and still expanding (every year, we find new sites and/or increased populations).

I think that the list should be at species level and that the species names should be clearly specified: Dikerogammarus villosus, D. haemobaphes, Corbicula fluminea, Corbicula fluminalis (as they are for Rana, Ludwigia, Triturus,...)

Please notice that the French names for Corbicula are "Palourde d'eau douce" and sometimes "Palourde asiatique" ("clam" is English).

Being a specialist in benthic freshwater macroinvertebrates, I have no remark on plants and other land organisms.

Best regards,

Dr Jean-Pierre VANDEN BOSSCHE
Attaché scientifique, Chef de projet.
Centre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forêts et du Bois (CRNFB)
DGRNE, Ministère de la Région wallonne,
Avenue Maréchal Juin, 23. B-5030 Gembloux (Belgique)
Tél.: + 32 (0) 81 62 64 39  Fax: + 32 (0) 81 61 57 27
E-mail: jp.vandenbossche at mrw.wallonie.be
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: BRANQUART Etienne 
  To: Invasive alien species in Belgium 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:54 AM
  Subject: [Invasive-species] Forum's statement for SOS invasions !

  Dear forum members,

  Please find here attached a draft version of a recommendation document intended to decision makers, listing priority actions to be undertaken to prevent and control the development of invasive non-native species in Belgium. This document was prepared together with the INPLANBEL team, on the basis of recommendations from the CBD, the IUCN, the Council of Europe, the DEFRA (UK) and the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy.

  The black list of invasive non-native species in Belgium we discussed earlier will be used as an appendix to the statement. I attach hereby the very last version of it. Note that this listing system will be dynamic, making it possible to transfer a species to a different list and to add new species in the future.

  Both documents will be presented as forum's outputs and distributed together with SOS invasions hand-outs. It is basically the message of scientists to decisions makers. As a member of the forum, your advice and suggestions are of course very welcome.

  Cheers,

  Etienne

  PS: do not forget to use the 'reply to all' button if you wish to reply on the whole discussion list.

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  Dr.  Etienne Branquart
  Belgian Biodiversity Platform (SPO)

  Ministere de la Region wallonne
  Centre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forets et du Bois (DGRNE)
  Avenue Marechal Juin, 23
  B-5030 Gembloux- Belgium

  Tel :   + 32 (0)81 620 420
  Fax :  + 32 (0)81 620 436
  E-mail : E.Branquart at mrw.wallonie.be
  URL: http://www.biodiversity.be

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