Economic costs of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean basin

0547606 - BÚ 2022 RIV BG eng J - Journal Article
Kourantidou, M. - Cuthbert, R. N. - Haubrock, P. J. - Novoa, Ana - Taylor, N. G. - Leroy, B. - Capintha, C. - Renault, D. - Angulo, E. - Diagne, C. - Courchamp, F.
Economic costs of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean basin.
Neobiota. Roč. 67, Jul 29 (2021), s. 427-458. ISSN 1619-0033. E-ISSN 1314-2488
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GX19-28807X
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : geographic connectivity * monetary impacts * non-indigenous species
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 4.225, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.67.58926

We identify correlates of costs from invasion damages and management expenditures among key socioeconomic variables, and determine network structures that link countries and invasive taxonomic groups. The total reported invasion costs in the Mediterranean basin amounted to $27.3 billion, or $3.6 billion when only realised costs were considered, and were found to have occurred over the last three decades. Our analysis of the reported costs associated with invasions in the Mediterranean sheds light on key knowledge gaps and provides a baseline for a Mediterranean-centric approach towards building policies and designing coordinated responses. In turn, these could help reach socially desirable outcomes and efficient use of resources invested in invasive species research and management.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0324703