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Bodey TW, Cuthbert RN, Diagne C, Marino C, Turbelin A, Angulo E, Fantle-Lepczyk J, Pincheira-Donoso D, Courchamp F, Hudgins EJ. Predicting the global economic costs of biological invasions by tetrapods. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2025; 967:178425. [PMID: 39954469 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2024] [Revised: 12/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2025] [Indexed: 02/17/2025]
Abstract
Globalisation has accelerated rates of biological invasions worldwide, leading to widespread environmental perturbations that often translate into rapidly expanding socio-economic costs. Although such monetary costs can be estimated from the observed effects of invasions, the pathways that lead invasive species to become economically impactful remain poorly understood. Here, we implement the first global-scale test of the hypothesis that adaptive traits that influence demographic resilience predict economic costs, using invasive terrestrial vertebrates as models given their well-catalogued impacts and characteristics. Our results reveal that total global costs of invasive tetrapods are conservatively in the tens of billions of dollars, with the vast majority due to damage costs from invasive mammals. These monetary impacts are predicted by longevity, female maturation age, diet and invasion pathway traits, although the directionality in the association between impacts and these drivers varied across classes. Alarmingly, costs remain unknown for >90 % of recorded established alien tetrapods worldwide, and across the majority of invaded countries. These huge socio-economic costs demonstrate the necessity of mitigating tetrapod invasions and filling knowledge gaps. Effective identification of traits predictive of costs among and within these groups can facilitate the prioritisation of resources to efficiently target the most damaging existing and emerging invasive tetrapod species.
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- Thomas W Bodey
- School of Biological Sciences, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, BT9 5DL Belfast, UK
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- CBGP, IRD, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France; FRB-Cesab, 5 rue de l'école de médecine, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2E5, Canada
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avda. Americo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Auburn University, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Carleton University Department of Biology, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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Soto I, Balzani P, Carneiro L, Cuthbert RN, Macêdo R, Serhan Tarkan A, Ahmed DA, Bang A, Bacela-Spychalska K, Bailey SA, Baudry T, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Bortolus A, Briski E, Britton JR, Buřič M, Camacho-Cervantes M, Cano-Barbacil C, Copilaș-Ciocianu D, Coughlan NE, Courtois P, Csabai Z, Dalu T, De Santis V, Dickey JWE, Dimarco RD, Falk-Andersson J, Fernandez RD, Florencio M, Franco ACS, García-Berthou E, Giannetto D, Glavendekic MM, Grabowski M, Heringer G, Herrera I, Huang W, Kamelamela KL, Kirichenko NI, Kouba A, Kourantidou M, Kurtul I, Laufer G, Lipták B, Liu C, López-López E, Lozano V, Mammola S, Marchini A, Meshkova V, Milardi M, Musolin DL, Nuñez MA, Oficialdegui FJ, Patoka J, Pattison Z, Pincheira-Donoso D, Piria M, Probert AF, Rasmussen JJ, Renault D, Ribeiro F, Rilov G, Robinson TB, Sanchez AE, Schwindt E, South J, Stoett P, Verreycken H, Vilizzi L, Wang YJ, Watari Y, Wehi PM, Weiperth A, Wiberg-Larsen P, Yapıcı S, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Zenni RD, Galil BS, Dick JTA, Russell JC, Ricciardi A, Simberloff D, Bradshaw CJA, Haubrock PJ. Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024; 99:1357-1390. [PMID: 38500298 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Standardised terminology in science is important for clarity of interpretation and communication. In invasion science - a dynamic and rapidly evolving discipline - the proliferation of technical terminology has lacked a standardised framework for its development. The result is a convoluted and inconsistent usage of terminology, with various discrepancies in descriptions of damage and interventions. A standardised framework is therefore needed for a clear, universally applicable, and consistent terminology to promote more effective communication across researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers. Inconsistencies in terminology stem from the exponential increase in scientific publications on the patterns and processes of biological invasions authored by experts from various disciplines and countries since the 1990s, as well as publications by legislators and policymakers focusing on practical applications, regulations, and management of resources. Aligning and standardising terminology across stakeholders remains a challenge in invasion science. Here, we review and evaluate the multiple terms used in invasion science (e.g. 'non-native', 'alien', 'invasive' or 'invader', 'exotic', 'non-indigenous', 'naturalised', 'pest') to propose a more simplified and standardised terminology. The streamlined framework we propose and translate into 28 other languages is based on the terms (i) 'non-native', denoting species transported beyond their natural biogeographic range, (ii) 'established non-native', i.e. those non-native species that have established self-sustaining populations in their new location(s) in the wild, and (iii) 'invasive non-native' - populations of established non-native species that have recently spread or are spreading rapidly in their invaded range actively or passively with or without human mediation. We also highlight the importance of conceptualising 'spread' for classifying invasiveness and 'impact' for management. Finally, we propose a protocol for classifying populations based on (i) dispersal mechanism, (ii) species origin, (iii) population status, and (iv) impact. Collectively and without introducing new terminology, the framework that we present aims to facilitate effective communication and collaboration in invasion science and management of non-native species.
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- Ismael Soto
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 1-3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, Berlin, 12587, Germany
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullaj Area, Hawally, 32093, Kuwait
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- Biology Group, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462010, India
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Université de Poitiers, Laboratoire Ecologie et Biologie des Interaction, UMR, CNRS 7267 Équipe Écologie Évolution Symbiose, 3 rue Jacques Fort, Poitiers, Cedex, 86000, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne Université, Université des Antilles, 45 Rue Buffon, Entomologie, Paris, 75005, France
- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Grupo de Ecología en Ambientes Costeros. Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Centro Nacional Patagónico, Boulevard Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, U9120ACD, Argentina
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystraße 12, Gelnhausen, 63571, Germany
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, Vilnius, 08412, Lithuania
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, T23 TK30, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre d'Économie de l'Environnement - Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, Institut Agro, Avenue Agropolis, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- University of Pécs, Department of Hydrobiology, Ifjúság 6, Pécs, H-7673, Hungary
- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno 3, Tihany, H-8237, Hungary
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- Aquatic Systems Research Group, School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Cnr R40 and D725 Roads, Nelspruit, 1200, South Africa
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- Water Research Institute-National Research Council, Largo Tonolli 50, Verbania-Pallanza, 28922, Italy
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, Königin-Luise-Straße 1-3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Science & Research Building 2, 3455 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204-5001, USA
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- Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CC34, 4107, Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Edificio de Biología, Darwin, 2, 28049, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global, 28049, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona, Catalonia, 17003, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona, Catalonia, 17003, Spain
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland
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- Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU), Schelmenwasen 4-8, Nürtingen, 72622, Germany
- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, 37203-202, Brazil
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- Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Km 2.5 Vía La Puntilla, Samborondón, 091650, Ecuador
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Casilla Postal 17-07-8982, Quito, 170501, Ecuador
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Ocean Futures, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Arizona State University, Hilo, HI, 96720, USA
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- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Centre 'Krasnoyarsk Science Centre SB RAS', Akademgorodok 50/28, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia
- Siberian Federal University, Institute of Ecology and Geography, 79 Svobodny pr, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia
- Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Institutski Per. 5, Saint Petersburg, 194021, Russia
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Business and Sustainability, University of Southern Denmark, Degnevej 14, Esbjerg, 6705, Denmark
- AMURE-Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux, UMR 6308, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, IUEM- Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, rue Dumont d'Urville, Plouzané, 29280, France
- Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
- Marine and Inland Waters Sciences and Technology Department, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, 35100, Turkey
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- Área Biodiversidad y Conservación, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Miguelete 1825, Montevideo, 11800, Uruguay
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
- Slovak Environment Agency, Tajovského 28, Banská Bystrica, 975 90, Slovak Republic
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266005, China
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Santo Tomás, C.P. 11340, Ciudad de México, 11340, Mexico
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/A, Sassari, 07100, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, 90133, Italy
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- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, 90133, Italy
- Molecular Ecology Group, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Corso Tonolli 50, Pallanza, 28922, Italy
- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, Helsinki, 00100, Finland
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Department of Entomology, Phytopathology, and Physiology, Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, Pushkinska 86, Kharkiv, UA-61024, Ukraine
- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 1283, Suchdol, Prague, 16500, Czech Republic
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- Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), 13 Rue de Marseille, Le Port, La Réunion, 97420, France
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- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, 21 bd Richard Lenoir, Paris, 75011, France
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Science & Research Building 2, 3455 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204-5001, USA
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, Prague, 16500, Czech Republic
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
- University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife management and Special Zoology, Svetošimunska cesta 25, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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- Zoology Discipline, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351, Australia
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Njalsgade 76, Copenhagen S, 2300, Denmark
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- Université de Rennes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Écosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution, Rennes, 35000, France
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, 1749-016, Portugal
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- National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa, 31080, Israel
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Posgrado en Hidrociencias, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera México-Texcoco 36.5 km, Montecillo, Texcoco, C.P. 56264, Mexico
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- Grupo de Ecología en Ambientes Costeros, Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Boulevard Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, U9120ACD, Argentina
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- Water@Leeds, School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Havenlaan 88 Box 73, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, F9F4+6FV, Dangui Rd, Hongshan, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan
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- Te Pūnaha Matatini National Centre of Research Excellence in Complex Systems, University of Auckland, Private Bag 29019, Aotearoa, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, 563 Castle Street North, Dunedin North, Aotearoa, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Ave 1/C, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, C.F. Møllers Allé 4-8, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, 37203-202, Brazil
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- Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Klaunserstr. 12, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Redpath Museum and Bieler School of Environment, McGill University, 859 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec, Quebec, H3A 0C4, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Global Ecology, Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullaj Area, Hawally, 32093, Kuwait
- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystraße 12, Gelnhausen, 63571, Germany
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Tarkan AS, Bayçelebi E, Giannetto D, Özden ED, Yazlık A, Emiroğlu Ö, Aksu S, Uludağ A, Aksoy N, Baytaşoğlu H, Kaya C, Mutlu T, Kırankaya ŞG, Ergüden D, Per E, Üremiş İ, Candan O, Kekillioğlu A, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Ekmekçi FG, Başak E, Özkan H, Kurtul I, Innal D, Killi N, Yapıcı S, Ayaz D, Çiçek K, Mol O, Çınar E, Yeğen V, Angulo E, Cuthbert RN, Soto I, Courchamp F, Haubrock PJ. Economic costs of non-native species in Türkiye: A first national synthesis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 358:120779. [PMID: 38599083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
Abstract
Biological invasions are increasingly recognised as a major global change that erodes ecosystems, societal well-being, and economies. However, comprehensive analyses of their economic ramifications are missing for most national economies, despite rapidly escalating costs globally. Türkiye is highly vulnerable to biological invasions owing to its extensive transport network and trade connections as well as its unique transcontinental position at the interface of Europe and Asia. This study presents the first analysis of the reported economic costs caused by biological invasions in Türkiye. The InvaCost database which compiles invasive non-native species' monetary costs was used, complemented with cost searches specific to Türkiye, to describe the spatial and taxonomic attributes of costly invasive non-native species, the types of costs, and their temporal trends. The total economic cost attributed to invasive non-native species in Türkiye (from 202 cost reporting documents) amounted to US$ 4.1 billion from 1960 to 2022. However, cost data were only available for 87 out of 872 (10%) non-native species known for Türkiye. Costs were biased towards a few hyper-costly non-native taxa, such as jellyfish, stink bugs, and locusts. Among impacted sectors, agriculture bore the highest total cost, reaching US$ 2.85 billion, followed by the fishery sector with a total cost of US$ 1.20 billion. Management (i.e., control and eradication) costs were, against expectations, substantially higher than reported damage costs (US$ 2.89 billion vs. US$ 28.4 million). Yearly costs incurred by non-native species rose exponentially over time, reaching US$ 504 million per year in 2020-2022 and are predicted to increase further in the next 10 years. A large deficit of cost records compared to other countries was also shown, suggesting a larger monetary underestimate than is typically observed. These findings underscore the need for improved cost recording as well as preventative management strategies to reduce future post-invasion management costs and help inform decisions to manage the economic burdens posed by invasive non-native species. These insights further emphasise the crucial role of standardised data in accurately estimating the costs associated with invasive non-native species for prioritisation and communication purposes.
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- Ali Serhan Tarkan
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Department of Aquatic Basic Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Türkiye; Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Türkiye
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Düzce University, Düzce, Türkiye
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Düzce University, Düzce, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
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- Vocational School of Health Services, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
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- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
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- Department of Forest Botany, Faculty of Forestry, Düzce University, Düzce, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Türkiye
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- Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Environmental Protection Technologies Department, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Türkiye
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- Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, İskenderun Technical University, İskenderun, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Türkiye
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ordu University, Ordu, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Literature, Nevşehir HBV University, Nevşehir, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Project House Cooperative, Moda Caddesi Borucu Han No:20/204 Kadıköy, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom; Marine and Inland Waters Sciences and Technology Department, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Literature, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Türkiye
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- Department of Aquatic Basic Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Türkiye
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- Department of Aquatic Basic Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye; Natural History Application and Research Centre, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
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- Fisheries Research Institute, Eğirdir, Isparta, Türkiye
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avda. Americo Vespucio 26, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5DL, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic; Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Gelnhausen, Germany; CAMB, Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.
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Raheem A, Yohanna P, Li G, Noh NJ, Iqbal B, Tang J, Du D, Alahmadi TA, Ansari MJ, Zhan A, Son Y. Unraveling the ecological threads: How invasive alien plants influence soil carbon dynamics. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 356:120556. [PMID: 38537457 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Invasive alien plants (IAPs) pose significant threats to native ecosystems and biodiversity worldwide. However, the understanding of their precise impact on soil carbon (C) dynamics in invaded ecosystems remains a crucial area of research. This review comprehensively explores the mechanisms through which IAPs influence soil C pools, fluxes, and C budgets, shedding light on their effects and broader consequences. Key mechanisms identified include changes in litter inputs, rates of organic matter decomposition, alterations in soil microbial communities, and shifts in nutrient cycling, all driving the impact of IAPs on soil C dynamics. These mechanisms affect soil C storage, turnover rates, and ecosystem functioning. Moreover, IAPs tend to increase gross primary productivity and net primary productivity leading to the alterations in fluxes and C budgets. The implications of IAP-induced alterations in soil C dynamics are significant and extend to plant-soil interactions, ecosystem structure, and biodiversity. Additionally, they have profound consequences for C sequestration, potentially impacting climate change mitigation. Restoring native plant communities, promoting soil health, and implementing species-specific management are essential measures to significantly mitigate the impacts of IAPs on soil C dynamics. Overall, understanding and mitigating the effects of IAPs on soil C storage, nutrient cycling, and related processes will contribute to the conservation of native biodiversity and complement global C neutrality efforts.
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- Abdulkareem Raheem
- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Resource Management, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Federal University Dustin-ma, Katsina State, Nigeria
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Forest Resources, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China, School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550025, People's Republic of China
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- Jingjiang College, Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of Emergency Management, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Medical City, PO Box-2925, Riyadh -11461, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Bareilly), India
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China.
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- Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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Heringer G, Fernandez RD, Bang A, Cordonnier M, Novoa A, Lenzner B, Capinha C, Renault D, Roiz D, Moodley D, Tricarico E, Holenstein K, Kourantidou M, Kirichenko NI, Adelino JRP, Dimarco RD, Bodey TW, Watari Y, Courchamp F. Economic costs of invasive non-native species in urban areas: An underexplored financial drain. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170336. [PMID: 38280594 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Urbanization is an important driver of global change associated with a set of environmental modifications that affect the introduction and distribution of invasive non-native species (species with populations transported by humans beyond their natural biogeographic range that established and are spreading in their introduced range; hereafter, invasive species). These species are recognized as a cause of large ecological and economic losses. Nevertheless, the economic impacts of these species in urban areas are still poorly understood. Here we present a synthesis of the reported economic costs of invasive species in urban areas using the global InvaCost database, and demonstrate that costs are likely underestimated. Sixty-one invasive species have been reported to cause a cumulative cost of US$ 326.7 billion in urban areas between 1965 and 2021 globally (average annual cost of US$ 5.7 billion). Class Insecta was responsible for >99 % of reported costs (US$ 324.4 billion), followed by Aves (US$ 1.4 billion), and Magnoliopsida (US$ 494 million). The reported costs were highly uneven with the sum of the five costliest species representing 80 % of reported costs. Most reported costs were a result of damage (77.3 %), principally impacting public and social welfare (77.9 %) and authorities-stakeholders (20.7 %), and were almost entirely in terrestrial environments (99.9 %). We found costs reported for 24 countries. Yet, there are 73 additional countries with no reported costs, but with occurrences of invasive species that have reported costs in other countries. Although covering a relatively small area of the Earth's surface, urban areas represent about 15 % of the total reported costs attributed to invasive species. These results highlight the conservative nature of the estimates and impacts, revealing important biases present in the evaluation and publication of reported data on costs. We emphasize the urgent need for more focused assessments of invasive species' economic impacts in urban areas.
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- Gustavo Heringer
- Nürtingen-Geislingen University (HfWU), Schelmenwasen 4-8, 72622 Nürtingen, Germany; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), CEP 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán-CONICET, CC 34, 4107 Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Society for Ecology Evolution and Development, Wardha 442001, India; Biology Group, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bhopal 462022, India
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- Lehrstuhl für Zoologie/Evolutionsbiologie, Univ. Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, CZ-25243 Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Division of BioInvasions, Global Change & Macroecology, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Centre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Rua Branca Edmée Marques, 1600-276 Lisboa, Portugal; Associate Laboratory Terra, Portugal
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- University of Rennes, CNRS, ECOBIO (Ecosystèmes, Biodiversité, Evolution), UMR, 6553 Rennes, France; Institut Universitaire de France, 1 rue Descartes, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Université Montpellier, Montpellier 34394, France
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, CZ-25243 Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- CEFE, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ. Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Degnevej 14, 6705 Esbjerg Ø, Denmark; UMR 6308, AMURE, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, IUEM, rue Dumont d'Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Sukachev Institute of Forest Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center «Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS», Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia; All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center, Krasnoyarsk branch, Krasnoyarsk 660020, Russia
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Evolutiva e Conservação, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, CP 6001, Londrina 86051-970, Brazil
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, IFAB (INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, RN, Argentina
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- School of Biological Sciences, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UK
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Matsunosato 1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91190 Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
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Vilizzi L, Piria M, Pietraszewski D, Giannetto D, Flory SL, Herczeg G, Sermenli HB, Britvec M, Jukoniene I, Petrulaitis L, Vitasović-Kosić I, Almeida D, Al-Wazzan Z, Bakiu R, Boggero A, Chaichana R, Dashinov D, De Zoysa M, Gilles AS, Goulletquer P, Interesova E, Kopecký O, Koutsikos N, Koyama A, Kristan P, Li S, Lukas J, Moghaddas SD, Monteiro JG, Mumladze L, Oh C, Olsson KH, Pavia RT, Perdikaris C, Pickholtz R, Preda C, Ristovska M, Švolíková KS, Števove B, Ta KAT, Uzunova E, Vardakas L, Verreycken H, Wei H, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Ferincz Á, Kirkendall LR, Marszał L, Paganelli D, Stojchevska C, Tarkan AS, Yazlık A. Development and application of a second-generation multilingual tool for invasion risk screening of non-native terrestrial plants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170475. [PMID: 38296092 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Under the increasing threat to native ecosystems posed by non-native species invasions, there is an urgent need for decision support tools that can more effectively identify non-native species likely to become invasive. As part of the screening (first step) component in non-native species risk analysis, decision support tools have been developed for aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Amongst these tools is the Weed Risk Assessment (WRA) for screening non-native plants. The WRA has provided the foundations for developing the first-generation WRA-type Invasiveness Screening Kit (ISK) tools applicable to a range of aquatic species, and more recently for the second-generation ISK tools applicable to all aquatic organisms (including plants) and terrestrial animals. Given the most extensive usage of the latter toolkits, this study describes the development and application of the Terrestrial Plant Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (TPS-ISK). As a second-generation ISK tool, the TPS-ISK is a multilingual turnkey application that provides several advantages relative to the WRA: (i) compliance with the minimum standards against which a protocol should be evaluated for invasion process and management approaches; (ii) enhanced questionnaire comprehensiveness including a climate change component; (iii) provision of a level of confidence; (iv) error-free computation of risk scores; (v) multilingual support; (vi) possibility for across-study comparisons of screening outcomes; (vii) a powerful graphical user interface; (viii) seamless software deployment and accessibility with improved data exchange. The TPS-ISK successfully risk-ranked five representative sample species for the main taxonomic groups supported by the tool and ten angiosperms previously screened with the WRA for Turkey. The almost 20-year continuous development and evolution of the ISK tools, as opposed to the WRA, closely meet the increasing demand by scientists and decision-makers for a reliable, comprehensive, updatable and easily deployable decision support tool. For terrestrial plant screening, these requirements are therefore met by the newly developed TPS-ISK.
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- Lorenzo Vilizzi
- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Muğla, Turkiye
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- Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
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- Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Institute of Biology, ELTE-Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter ave 1/C, Budapest 1117, Hungary; HUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group, Pázmány Péter ave 1/C, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Muğla, Turkiye
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- University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Botany, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Nature Research Centre, Institute of Botany, 12200 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Nature Research Centre, Institute of Botany, 12200 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Botany, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana 1000, Albania; Albanian Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Tirana 1000, Albania
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- National Research Council-Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), 28922 Verbania Pallanza, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Research, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Scientific Direction, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 44311 Nantes, France
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- Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk Branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Anavissos PO 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Fishery Research Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 811-3304, Japan
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- University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Natural History Research Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Branch of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai 200041, China
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- Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, 12587 Berlin, Germany; Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, 1983963113 Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira, 9000-072 Funchal, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Regional Agency for the Development of Research (ARDITI), 9000-072 Funchal, Portugal
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- Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
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- Jeju Bio Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Gujwa-eup, Jeju 63349, Republic of Korea
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- School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel; The Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Coral Beach, Eilat 8810302, Israel
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Thesprotia, Region of Epirus, 46 100 Igoumenitsa, Greece
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- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta 900470, Romania
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 842 15 Mlynská dolina, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 842 15 Mlynská dolina, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 10 Ton That Thuyet, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Anavissos PO 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), B-1630 Linkebeek, Belgium
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Aquatic Invasive Alien Species, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Alien Species and Ecological Security, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510380, PR China
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- Hydrobiology Section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara 06800, Turkiye
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- Department of Freshwater Fish Ecology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Muğla, Turkiye; Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, Dorset, UK
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Düzce University, 81620 Düzce, Turkiye
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Ahmed DA, Haubrock PJ, Cuthbert RN, Bang A, Soto I, Balzani P, Tarkan AS, Macêdo RL, Carneiro L, Bodey TW, Oficialdegui FJ, Courtois P, Kourantidou M, Angulo E, Heringer G, Renault D, Turbelin AJ, Hudgins EJ, Liu C, Gojery SA, Arbieu U, Diagne C, Leroy B, Briski E, Bradshaw CJA, Courchamp F. Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions. Bioscience 2023; 73:560-574. [PMID: 37680688 PMCID: PMC10481418 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biad060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Biological invasions are a global challenge that has received insufficient attention. Recently available cost syntheses have provided policy- and decision makers with reliable and up-to-date information on the economic impacts of biological invasions, aiming to motivate effective management. The resultant InvaCost database is now publicly and freely accessible and enables rapid extraction of monetary cost information. This has facilitated knowledge sharing, developed a more integrated and multidisciplinary network of researchers, and forged multidisciplinary collaborations among diverse organizations and stakeholders. Over 50 scientific publications so far have used the database and have provided detailed assessments of invasion costs across geographic, taxonomic, and spatiotemporal scales. These studies have provided important information that can guide future policy and legislative decisions on the management of biological invasions while simultaneously attracting public and media attention. We provide an overview of the improved availability, reliability, standardization, and defragmentation of monetary costs; discuss how this has enhanced invasion science as a discipline; and outline directions for future development.
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- Danish A Ahmed
- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait
- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt,Gelnhausen, Germany
- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, NorthernIreland
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- School of Arts and Sciences at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India
- School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bhopal, India
- Society for Ecology, Evolution, and Development, Wardha, India
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Basic Sciences in the Faculty of Fisheries at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, in Muğla, Turkey
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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- Graduate Program in Conservation and Ecotourism at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
- Institute of Biology at Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Neotropical Limnology Group, at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação in the Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia, at the Universidade Federal do Paraná, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- School of Biological Sciences at King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Environmental Economics—Montpellier, National Institute for Research in Agriculture and the Environment, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg Ø, Denmark
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Plouzané, France
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação in the Instituto de Ciências Naturais at the Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Nürtingen, Germany
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- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique's Ecosystèmes, Biodiversité, Evolution, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Université Paris–Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Great Lakes Forestry Centre at Canadian Forestry Services, part of Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Fisheries at the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Hydrobiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Botany at the University of Kashmir, Kashmir, India
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- Université Paris–Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, at the National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia, United States
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- Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations, at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France
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- Unité Biologie des Organismes et des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, in Paris, France
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- Global Ecology Laboratory, Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Université Paris–Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Henry M, Leung B, Cuthbert RN, Bodey TW, Ahmed DA, Angulo E, Balzani P, Briski E, Courchamp F, Hulme PE, Kouba A, Kourantidou M, Liu C, Macêdo RL, Oficialdegui FJ, Renault D, Soto I, Tarkan AS, Turbelin AJ, Bradshaw CJA, Haubrock PJ. Unveiling the hidden economic toll of biological invasions in the European Union. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE 2023; 35:43. [PMID: 37325080 PMCID: PMC10249565 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-023-00750-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Background Biological invasions threaten the functioning of ecosystems, biodiversity, and human well-being by degrading ecosystem services and eliciting massive economic costs. The European Union has historically been a hub for cultural development and global trade, and thus, has extensive opportunities for the introduction and spread of alien species. While reported costs of biological invasions to some member states have been recently assessed, ongoing knowledge gaps in taxonomic and spatio-temporal data suggest that these costs were considerably underestimated. Results We used the latest available cost data in InvaCost (v4.1)-the most comprehensive database on the costs of biological invasions-to assess the magnitude of this underestimation within the European Union via projections of current and future invasion costs. We used macroeconomic scaling and temporal modelling approaches to project available cost information over gaps in taxa, space, and time, thereby producing a more complete estimate for the European Union economy. We identified that only 259 out of 13,331 (~ 1%) known invasive alien species have reported costs in the European Union. Using a conservative subset of highly reliable, observed, country-level cost entries from 49 species (totalling US$4.7 billion; 2017 value), combined with the establishment data of alien species within European Union member states, we projected unreported cost data for all member states. Conclusions Our corrected estimate of observed costs was potentially 501% higher (US$28.0 billion) than currently recorded. Using future projections of current estimates, we also identified a substantial increase in costs and costly species (US$148.2 billion) by 2040. We urge that cost reporting be improved to clarify the economic impacts of greatest concern, concomitant with coordinated international action to prevent and mitigate the impacts of invasive alien species in the European Union and globally. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12302-023-00750-3.
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- Morgane Henry
- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, QC Canada
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, QC Canada
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5DL UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX UK
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avda. Americo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Bioprotection Aotearoa, Lincoln University, Lincoln Canterbury, 7647 New Zealand
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Degnevej 14, 6705 Esbjerg Ø, Denmark
- UMR 6308, AMURE, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, IUEM, rue Dumont d’Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France
- Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
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- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072 China
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- Graduate Program in Conservation and Ecotourism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil
- Neotropical Limnology Group (NEL), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, Av. Pasteur, 458, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22290-240 Brazil
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of Rennes, CNRS, ECOBIO (Ecosystèmes, Biodiversité, Evolution), UMR, 6553 Rennes, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 1 rue Descartes, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Muğla, Turkey
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset UK
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- Bioprotection Aotearoa, Lincoln University, Lincoln Canterbury, 7647 New Zealand
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- Global Ecology | Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (EpicAustralia.org.au), Wollongong, NSW Australia
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait
- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Gelnhausen, Germany
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Fernandez RD, Haubrock PJ, Cuthbert RN, Heringer G, Kourantidou M, Hudgins EJ, Angulo E, Diagne CA, Courchamp F, Nuñez MA. Underexplored and growing economic costs of invasive alien trees. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8945. [PMID: 37268662 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35802-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The high ecological impacts of many invasive alien trees have been well documented. However, to date, we lacked synthesis of their economic impacts, hampering management actions. Here, we summarize the cost records of invasive trees to (I) identify invasive trees with cost information and their geographic locations, (II) investigate the types of costs recorded and sectors impacted by invasive trees and (III) analyze the relationships between categories of uses of invasive trees and the invasion costs attributed to these uses. We found reliable cost records only for 72 invasive trees, accumulating a reported total cost of $19.2 billion between 1960 and 2020. Agriculture was the sector with the highest cost records due to invasive trees. Most costs were incurred as resource damages and losses ($3.5 billion). Close attention to the ornamental sector is important for reducing the economic impact of invasive trees, since most invasive trees with cost records were introduced for that use. Despite massive reported costs of invasive trees, there remain large knowledge gaps on most invasive trees, sectors, and geographic scales, indicating that the real cost is severely underestimated. This highlights the need for further concerted and widely-distributed research efforts regarding the economic impact of invasive trees.
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- Romina D Fernandez
- Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán-CONICET, CC. 34, 4107, Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina.
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- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystr. 12, 63571, Gelnhausen, Germany.
- CAMB, Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hallawy, Kuwait.
- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Natural Sciences, Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA, Lavras, Minas Gerais, 37200-900, Brazil
- Nürtingen-Geislingen University (HfWU), Schelmenwasen 4-8, 72622, Nürtingen, Germany
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- Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Degnevej 14, 6705, Esbjerg Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. Americo Vespucio 26, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91190, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Moving scholarship on invasion science forward. Trends Ecol Evol 2023; 38:495-496. [PMID: 36754710 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Vaissière AC, Courtois P, Courchamp F, Kourantidou M, Diagne C, Essl F, Kirichenko N, Welsh M, Salles JM. The nature of economic costs of biological invasions. Biol Invasions 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02837-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cuthbert RN, Diagne C, Hudgins EJ, Turbelin A, Ahmed DA, Albert C, Bodey TW, Briski E, Essl F, Haubrock PJ, Gozlan RE, Kirichenko N, Kourantidou M, Kramer AM, Courchamp F. Biological invasion costs reveal insufficient proactive management worldwide. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 819:153404. [PMID: 35148893 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The global increase in biological invasions is placing growing pressure on the management of ecological and economic systems. However, the effectiveness of current management expenditure is difficult to assess due to a lack of standardised measurement across spatial, taxonomic and temporal scales. Furthermore, there is no quantification of the spending difference between pre-invasion (e.g. prevention) and post-invasion (e.g. control) stages, although preventative measures are considered to be the most cost-effective. Here, we use a comprehensive database of invasive alien species economic costs (InvaCost) to synthesise and model the global management costs of biological invasions, in order to provide a better understanding of the stage at which these expenditures occur. Since 1960, reported management expenditures have totalled at least US$95.3 billion (in 2017 values), considering only highly reliable and actually observed costs - 12-times less than damage costs from invasions ($1130.6 billion). Pre-invasion management spending ($2.8 billion) was over 25-times lower than post-invasion expenditure ($72.7 billion). Management costs were heavily geographically skewed towards North America (54%) and Oceania (30%). The largest shares of expenditures were directed towards invasive alien invertebrates in terrestrial environments. Spending on invasive alien species management has grown by two orders of magnitude since 1960, reaching an estimated $4.2 billion per year globally (in 2017 values) in the 2010s, but remains 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than damages. National management spending increased with incurred damage costs, with management actions delayed on average by 11 years globally following damage reporting. These management delays on the global level have caused an additional invasion cost of approximately $1.2 trillion, compared to scenarios with immediate management. Our results indicate insufficient management - particularly pre-invasion - and urge better investment to prevent future invasions and to control established alien species. Recommendations to improve reported management cost comprehensiveness, resolution and terminology are also made.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ross N Cuthbert
- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, BT9 5DL Belfast, United Kingdom.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 7207, Hawally 32093, Kuwait
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, United Kingdom
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- BioInvasions, Global Change, Macroecology-Group, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic; Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Gelnhausen, Germany
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- ISEM UMR226, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia; Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Saint Petersburg 194021, Russia
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- University of Southern Denmark, Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, Degnevej 14, 6705 Esbjerg Ø, Denmark; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole, MA 02543, United States; Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Athens 164 52, Greece
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, United States
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France.
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Haubrock PJ, Cuthbert RN, Ricciardi A, Diagne C, Courchamp F. Economic costs of invasive bivalves in freshwater ecosystems. DIVERS DISTRIB 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Phillip J. Haubrock
- Department of River Ecology and Conservation Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt Gelnhausen Germany
- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Vodňany Czech Republic
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz‐Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel Kiel Germany
- School of Biological Sciences Queen’s University Belfast Belfast UK
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- Redpath Museum and McGill School of Environment McGill University Montreal Canada
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- Université Paris‐Saclay CNRS AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution Orsay France
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- Université Paris‐Saclay CNRS AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution Orsay France
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