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Title:Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia
Authors:ID Liu, Chunlong (Author)
ID Diagne, Christophe (Author)
ID Angulo, Elena (Author)
ID Banerjee, Achyut-Kumar (Author)
ID Yifeng, Chen (Author)
ID Cuthbert, Ross N. (Author)
ID Haubrock, Phillip Joschka (Author)
ID Kirichenko, Natalia I. (Author)
ID Pattison, Zarah (Author)
ID Watari, Yuya (Author)
ID Xiong, Wen (Author)
ID Courchamp, Franck (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo SciVie - Slovenian Forestry Institute
Abstract:Invasive species have caused severe impacts on biodiversity and human society. Although the estimation of environmental impacts caused by invasive species has increased in recent years, economic losses associated with biological invasions are only sporadically estimated in space and time. In this study, we synthesized the losses incurred by invasions in Asia, based on the most comprehensive database of economic costs of invasive species worldwide, including 560 cost records for 88 invasive species in 22 countries. We also assessed the differences in economic costs across taxonomic groups, geographical regions and impacted sectors, and further identified the major gaps of current knowledge in Asia. Reported economic costs of biological invasions were estimated between 1965 and 2017, and reached a total of US$ 432.6 billion (2017 value), with dramatic increases in 2000–2002 and in 2004. The highest costs were recorded for terrestrial ectotherms, for species estimated in South Asia, and for species estimated at the country level, and were related to more than one impacted sector. Two taxonomic groups with the highest reported costs were insects and mammals, and two countries with the highest costs were India and China. Non-English data covered all of 12 taxonomic groups, whereas English data only covered six groups, highlighting the importance of considering data from non-English sources to have a more comprehensive estimation of economic costs associated with biological invasions. However, we found that the estimation of economic costs was lacking for most Asian countries and for more than 96% of introduced species in Asia. Further, the estimation is heavily biased towards insects and mammals and is very limited concerning expenditures on invasion management. To optimize the allocation of limited resources, there is an important need to better and more widely study the economic costs of invasive alien species. In this way, improved cost reporting and more collaborations between scientists and stakeholders are needed across Asia.
Keywords:economic damages, InvaCost, invasive alien species, monetary losses, non-English data, non-native species, Asia
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.01.2021
Year of publishing:2021
Number of pages:str. 53-78
Numbering:Vol. 67
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-21567 New window
UDC:630*4
ISSN on article:1314-2488
DOI:10.3897/neobiota.67.58147 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:227445251 New window
Note:Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 26. 2. 2025;
Publication date in DiRROS:26.02.2025
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LIU, Chunlong, DIAGNE, Christophe, ANGULO, Elena, BANERJEE, Achyut-Kumar, YIFENG, Chen, CUTHBERT, Ross N., HAUBROCK, Phillip Joschka, KIRICHENKO, Natalia I., PATTISON, Zarah, WATARI, Yuya, XIONG, Wen and COURCHAMP, Franck, 2021, Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia. NeoBiota [online]. 2021. Vol. 67, p. 53–78. [Accessed 21 April 2025]. DOI 10.3897/neobiota.67.58147. Retrieved from: https://dirros.openscience.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=21567
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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:gospodarska škoda, invazivne tujerodne vrste, denarne izgube, InvaCost, invazivne vrste, neangleški podatki, tujerodne vrste, Azija


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