TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kriticos, Darren J.
A1  - Morin, Louise
A1  - Webber, Bruce L.
T1  - Taxonomic uncertainty in pest risks or modelling artefacts? : implications for biosecurity policy and practice
T2  - NeoBiota
N2  - Various aspects of uncertainty have become topical in pest risk modelling discussions. A recent contribution to the literature sought to explore the effect of taxonomic uncertainty on modelled pest risk. The case study involved a high profile plant pathogen Puccinia psidii, which causes a major disease of plants within the Myrtaceae family. Consequently, the results and recommendations may attract a wide range of interest in the biosecurity and pest risk modelling communities. We found the study by Elith et al. (2013) included a number of methodological issues that limit some of the specific and general conclusions reached in the paper. We discuss these issues and the ensuing implications for biosecurity management. We also draw attention to the need for pest risk modellers and biosecurity managers to find ways to communicate more effectively. We urge modellers and managers alike to develop a better understanding of the challenges and limitations of modelling species potential distributions across novel climates, and to be able to appreciate the meanings and limitations of models framed in different ways.
KW  - Biosecurity
KW  - Uredo rangelii
KW  - Species distribution modelling
KW  - Puccinia psidii
KW  - Niche modelling
KW  - Myrtle rust
KW  - Methods
KW  - MaxEnt
KW  - Guava rust
KW  - Extrapolation
KW  - Eucalyptus rust
Y1  - 2014
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/39772
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-397727
SN  - 1314-2488
VL  - 2014
IS  - 23
ER  -