Economic costs of biological invasions in the United States
| Autor: | Christophe Diagne, Ross N. Cuthbert, Franck Courchamp, Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk, Robert Crystal-Ornelas, Anna J. Turbelin, Andrew M. Kramer, Phillip J. Haubrock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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0106 biological sciences
InvaCost Insecta Environmental Engineering Resource (biology) Total cost Natural resource economics Non-native species Invasive alien species 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Invasive species 03 medical and health sciences National economy Cost of Illness Economic cost Animals Environmental Chemistry Waste Management and Disposal Ecosystem Nonindigenous species 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences business.industry Agriculture Health Care Costs 15. Life on land Pollution United States Socioeconomic damages Habitat Damages Business Introduced Species |
| Zdroj: | Fantle-Lepczyk, J E, Haubrock, P J, Kramer, A M, Cuthbert, R N, Turbelin, A J, Crystal-Ornelas, R, Diagne, C & Courchamp, F 2022, ' Economic costs of biological invasions in the United States ', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 806, no. Part 3, 151318 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151318 |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151318 |
| Popis: | Highlights: • From 1960 to 2020 reported costs of US biological invasions were at least $1.22 tril. • Annual invasion costs increased from $2 bil in 1960–69 to $21 bil in 2010–20. • Most costs were damages ($896 bil), with lower management investments ($47 bil). • Agriculture sector ($510 bil) and terrestrial habitat ($644 bil) were impacted most. • Knowledge gaps in reporting make these monetary costs severely underestimated. Abstract: The United States has thousands of invasive species, representing a sizable, but unknown burden to the national economy. Given the potential economic repercussions of invasive species, quantifying these costs is of paramount importance both for national economies and invasion management. Here, we used a novel global database of invasion costs (InvaCost) to quantify the overall costs of invasive species in the United States across spatiotemporal, taxonomic, and socioeconomic scales. From 1960 to 2020, reported invasion costs totaled $4.52 trillion (USD 2017). Considering only observed, highly reliable costs, this total cost reached $1.22 trillion with an average annual cost of $19.94 billion/year. These costs increased from $2.00 billion annually between 1960 and 1969 to $21.08 billion annually between 2010 and 2020. Most costs (73%) were related to resource damages and losses ($896.22 billion), as opposed to management expenditures ($46.54 billion). Moreover, the majority of costs were reported from invaders from terrestrial habitats ($643.51 billion, 53%) and agriculture was the most impacted sector ($509.55 billion). From a taxonomic perspective, mammals ($234.71 billion) and insects ($126.42 billion) were the taxonomic groups responsible for the greatest costs. Considering the apparent rising costs of invasions, coupled with increasing numbers of invasive species and the current lack of cost information for most known invaders, our findings provide critical information for policymakers and managers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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