articleThe Science of The Total EnvironmentFeb 8, 2022HYBRID OA

Biological invasion costs reveal insufficient proactive management worldwide

RNRoss N. CuthbertCDChristophe DiagneEJEmma J. HudginsAJAnna J. TurbelinDADanish A. Ahmed

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel · Queen's University Belfast · +23 more institutions

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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…

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  • Business
  • Environmental planning
  • Environmental resource management
  • Natural resource economics
  • Risk analysis (engineering)
  • Geography
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