Current status of alert alien species management for the establishment of proactive management systems in Korea

Table 3 Effect of alert alien species on five categories and specific impacts

	Category impacts
	Biodiversity	Ecosystem function	Invasiveness	Human health	Human wellbeing
Specific impacts	Predation/Competition	Nutrient cycle change	High population density	Disease transmission	Nuisance
	Hybridization	Physical modification of the habitat	Adaptation	Poisoning/Toxicity/Injury	Economic loss
	Disease transmission	Disruption of ecosystem structure	Easily spreading
	Toxicity/Disease	Destruction of important, protected habitat	Possibility of introduction
		Increasing possibility of fire	Difficulty of control

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