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Open AccessInvasive hematophagous arthropods and associated diseases in a changing world
Biological invasions have increased significantly with the tremendous growth of international trade and transport. Hematophagous arthropods can be vectors of infectious and potentially lethal pathogens and par...
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Open AccessCapacity of countries to reduce biological invasions
The extent and impacts of biological invasions on biodiversity are largely shaped by an array of socio-economic and environmental factors, which exhibit high variation among countries. Yet, a global analysis o...
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Author Correction: High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide
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Open AccessGlobal economic costs of herpetofauna invasions
Biological invasions by amphibian and reptile species (i.e. herpetofauna) are numerous and widespread, having caused severe impacts on ecosystems, the economy and human health. However, there remains no synthe...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Managing biological invasions: the cost of inaction
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Open AccessAre the “100 of the world’s worst” invasive species also the costliest?
Biological invasions are increasing worldwide, damaging ecosystems and socioeconomic sectors. Two decades ago, the “100 of the world’s worst” invasive alien species list was established by the IUCN to improve ...
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Open AccessManaging biological invasions: the cost of inaction
Ecological and socioeconomic impacts from biological invasions are rapidly escalating worldwide. While effective management underpins impact mitigation, such actions are often delayed, insufficient or entirely...
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Invasive alien species as simultaneous benefits and burdens: trends, stakeholder perceptions and management
In addition to being a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, biological invasions also have profound impacts on economies and human wellbeing. However, the threats posed by invasive species o...
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Open AccessEconomic costs of invasive alien ants worldwide
Invasive ants are amongst the most destructive and widespread invaders across the globe; they can strongly alter invaded ecosystems and are responsible for the loss of native ant species. Several studies have ...
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Open AccessIntroduction pathways of economically costly invasive alien species
Introduction pathways play a pivotal role in the success of Invasive Alien Species (IAS)—the subset of alien species that have a negative environmental and/or socio-economic impact. Pathways refer to the funda...
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Open AccessSurprisingly high economic costs of biological invasions in protected areas
Biological invasions are one of the main threats to biodiversity within protected areas (PAs) worldwide. Meanwhile, the resilience of PAs to invasions remains largely unknown. Consequently, providing a better ...
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Open AccessModelling the damage costs of invasive alien species
The rate of biological invasions is growing unprecedentedly, threatening ecological and socioeconomic systems worldwide. Quantitative understandings of invasion temporal trajectories are essential to discern c...
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Open AccessMassive economic costs of biological invasions despite widespread knowledge gaps: a dual setback for India
Biological invasions are one of the top drivers of the ongoing biodiversity crisis. An underestimated consequence of invasions is the enormity of their economic impacts. Knowledge gaps regarding economic costs...
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The nature of economic costs of biological invasions
The management of invasive alien species (IAS) is complex and requires consideration of intertwined ecological and economic dimensions. Given the wide variety of costing purposes and practices, and the associa...
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High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide
Biological invasions are responsible for substantial biodiversity declines as well as high economic losses to society and monetary expenditures associated with the management of these invasions1,2. The InvaCost d...
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Open AccessDifferential immune gene expression associated with contemporary range expansion in two invasive rodents in Senegal
Biological invasions are major anthropogenic changes associated with threats to biodiversity and health. However, what determines the successful establishment and spread of introduced populations remains uncle...
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Open AccessEcological and sanitary impacts of bacterial communities associated to biological invasions in African commensal rodent communities
Changes in host-parasite ecological interactions during biological invasion events may affect both the outcome of invasions and the dynamics of exotic and/or endemic infections. We tested these hypotheses, by ...
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Whipworm diversity in West African rodents: a molecular approach and the description of Trichuris duplantieri n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichuridae)
Whipworms were collected from rodents (Muridae) from six West African countries: Burkina-Faso, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and the Republics of Benin, Guinea, Mali and Senegal. Molecular sequences (ITS...
