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Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable
Although invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, until now there has been no comprehensive global review of the status, trends, drivers, impacts, management and...
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Open AccessA global analysis of the introduction pathways and characteristics associated with non-native fish species introduction, establishment, and impacts
The invasion success of introduced freshwater fishes is influenced by many factors, including ecological, species, and socioeconomic characteristics. Most studies that document the importance of these characte...
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Unevenly distributed biological invasion costs among origin and recipient regions
Globalization challenges sustainability by intensifying the ecological and economic impacts of biological invasions. These impacts may be unevenly distributed worldwide, with costs disproportionately incurred ...
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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 AccessUnveiling the hidden economic toll of biological invasions in the European Union
Biological invasions threaten the functioning of ecosystems, biodiversity, and human well-being by degrading ecosystem services and eliciting massive economic costs. The European Union has historically been a ...
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Open AccessUnderexplored and growing economic costs of invasive alien trees
The high ecological impacts of many invasive alien trees have been well documented. However, to date, we lacked synthesis of their economic impacts, hampering management actions. Here, we summarize the cost re...
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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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Open AccessRanking threats to biodiversity and why it doesn’t matter
Conservation scientists have proposed several rankings of the relative importance of global threats to biodiversity. Here, we argue that relative ranking of biodiversity threats depends on local context and me...
