Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions

Ahmed, Danish A. and Haubrock, Phillip J. and Cuthbert, Ross N. and Bang, Alok and Soto, Ismael and Balzani, Paride and Tarkan, Ali Serhan and Macêdo, Rafael L. and Carneiro, Laís and Bodey, Thomas W. and Oficialdegui, Francisco J. and Courtois, Pierre and Kourantidou, Melina and Angulo, Eena and Heringer, Gustavo and Renault, David and Turbelin, Anna J. and Hudgins, Emma J. and Liu, Chunlong and Gojery, Showkat A. and Arbieu, Ugo and Diagne, Christophe and Leroy, Boris and Briski, Elizabeta (2023) Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions. BioScience, 73 (8). pp. 560-574.

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Ahmed, Danish A. and Haubrock, Phillip J. and Cuthbert, Ross N. and Bang, Alok and Soto, Ismael and Balzani, Paride and Tarkan, Ali Serhan and Macêdo, Rafael L. and Carneiro, Laís and Bodey, Thomas W. and Oficialdegui, Francisco J. and Courtois, Pierre and Kourantidou, Melina and Angulo, Eena and Heringer, Gustavo and Renault, David and Turbelin, Anna J. and Hudgins, Emma J. and Liu, Chunlong and Gojery, Showkat A. and Arbieu, Ugo and Diagne, Christophe and Leroy, Boris and Briski, Elizabeta
Document Language:	Language English (Full Issue)
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bhopal > Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5924
Publisher URL:	https://academic.oup.com/

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