Chapter 12
South Africa’s Pathways of Introduction
and Dispersal and How They Have Changed
Over Time
Katelyn T. Faulkner , Amy Burness , Marcus J. Byrne ,
Sabrina Kumschick , Koebraa Peters , Mark P. Robertson ,
Davina L. Saccaggi , Olaf L. F. Weyl , and Vivienne L. Williams
Abstract Alien taxa have been introduced to South Africa through a wide variety of
pathways, and have subsequently been intentionally or accidentally dispersed across
the country. While many introductions to South Africa have been intentional, alien
K. T. Faulkner (*)
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, South Africa
e-mail: katelynfaulkner@gmail.com
A. Burness
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa
M. J. Byrne
Centre for Invasion Biology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University
of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Centre for Biological Control, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa
S. Kumschick
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University,
Stellenbosch, South Africa
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Cape Town,
South Africa
K. Peters
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University,
Stellenbosch, South Africa
M. P. Robertson
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, South Africa
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B. W. van Wilgen et al. (eds.), Biological Invasions in South Africa, Invading
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South Africa’s Pathways of Introduction
and Dispersal and How They Have Changed
Over Time
Katelyn T. Faulkner , Amy Burness , Marcus J. Byrne ,
Sabrina Kumschick , Koebraa Peters , Mark P. Robertson ,
Davina L. Saccaggi , Olaf L. F. Weyl , and Vivienne L. Williams
Abstract Alien taxa have been introduced to South Africa through a wide variety of
pathways, and have subsequently been intentionally or accidentally dispersed across
the country. While many introductions to South Africa have been intentional, alien
K. T. Faulkner (*)
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, South Africa
e-mail: katelynfaulkner@gmail.com
A. Burness
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa
M. J. Byrne
Centre for Invasion Biology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University
of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Centre for Biological Control, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa
S. Kumschick
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University,
Stellenbosch, South Africa
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Cape Town,
South Africa
K. Peters
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University,
Stellenbosch, South Africa
M. P. Robertson
Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, South Africa
© The Author(s) 2020
B. W. van Wilgen et al. (eds.), Biological Invasions in South Africa, Invading
Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology 14,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32394-3_12
313