| RRC ID |
85591
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| Author |
Soto I, Courtois P, Pili A, Tordoni E, Manfrini E, Angulo E, Bellard C, Briski E, Buřič M, Cuthbert RN, Kouba A, Kourantidou M, Macêdo RL, Leroy B, Haubrock PJ, Courchamp F, Leung B.
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| Title |
Using species ranges and macroeconomic data to fill the gap in costs of biological invasions.
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| Journal |
Nat Ecol Evol
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| Abstract |
Biological invasions threaten global biodiversity, human well-being and economies. Many regional and taxonomic syntheses of monetary costs have been produced recently but with important knowledge gaps owing to uneven geographic and taxonomic research intensity. Here we combine species distribution models, macroeconomic data and the InvaCost database to produce the highest resolution spatio-temporal cost estimates currently available to bridge these gaps. From a subset of 162 invasive species with 'highly reliable' documented costs at the national level, our interpolation focuses on countries that have not reported any costs despite the known presence of invasive species. This analysis demonstrates a substantial underestimation, with global costs potentially estimated to be 1,646% higher for these species than previously recorded. This discrepancy was uneven geographically and taxonomically, respectively peaking in Europe and for plants. Our results showed that damage costs were primarily driven by gross domestic product, human population size, agricultural area and environmental suitability, whereas management expenditure correlated with gross domestic product and agriculture areas. We also found a lag time for damage costs of 46 years, but management spending was not delayed. The methodological predictive approach of this study provides a more complete view of the economic dimensions of biological invasions and narrows the global disparity in invasion cost reporting.
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| Volume |
9(6)
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| Pages |
1021-1030
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| Published |
2025-5-26
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| DOI |
10.1038/s41559-025-02697-5
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| PII |
10.1038/s41559-025-02697-5
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| Description |
NIES data were referenced. BiodiC-J data were referenced.
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| PMID |
40419738
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| MeSH |
Biodiversity*
Conservation of Natural Resources* / economics
Europe
Introduced Species* / economics
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| IF |
12.543
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| Resource |
| GBIF |
Mammal assemblages recorded by camera traps inside and outside the evacuation zone of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
Herbaceous and arboreous plants list on the Komaba Campus of University of Tokyo, Japan
Fish monitoring data in Lake Kasumigaura
The 2nd and 3rd National Survey on the Natural Environment: Vegetation Survey (common species)
The 2nd and 3rd National Survey on the Natural Environment: Vegetation Survey (rare species) |
