A Cost-Benefit Approach for Prioritizing Invasive Species

Pierre Courtois, Charles Figuieres, Chloe Mulier and Joakim Weill
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Chloe Mulier: UMR Innovation - Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier
Joakim Weill: UC Davis - University of California [Davis] - UC - University of California

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Abstract: Biological invasions entail massive biodiversity losses and tremendous economic impacts that justify significant management efforts. Because the funds available to control biological invasions are limited, there is a need to identify priority species. This paper first review current invasive species prioritization methods and explicitly highlights their pitfalls. We then construct a cost-benefit optimization framework that incorporates species utility, ecological value, distinctiveness, and species interactions. This framework offers the theoretical foundations of a simple and operational method for the management of invasive species under a limited budget constraint. It takes the form of an algorithm for the prioritization of multiple biological invasions.

Keywords: ioritization; biological invasions; cost/benefit; optimization; diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-09
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