Invasive alien species as simultaneous benefits and burdens: trends, stakeholder perceptions and management

Melina Kourantidou, Phillip Haubrock (), Ross Cuthbert (), Thomas Bodey, Bernd Lenzner, Rodolphe Gozlan (), Martin Nuñez, Jean-Michel Salles (), Christophe Diagne and Franck Courchamp ()
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Phillip Haubrock: CENAKVA - South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses [University of South Bohemia] - Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters [University of South Bohemia] - University of South Bohemia
Ross Cuthbert: GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research [Kiel]
Thomas Bodey: University of Exeter
Bernd Lenzner: Universität Wien = University of Vienna
Rodolphe Gozlan: MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - EPHE - École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR226 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UM - Université de Montpellier
Martin Nuñez: INIBIOMA-CONICET - Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente [Bariloche] - CONICET - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires] - UNCOMA - Universidad Nacional del Comahue [Neuquén]
Christophe Diagne: Université Paris-Saclay
Franck Courchamp: Université Paris-Saclay

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Abstract: 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 often do not receive adequate attention and lack targeted management. In part, this may result from different or even ambivalent perceptions of invasive species which have a dual effect for stakeholders—being simultaneously a benefit and a burden. For these species, literature that synthesizes best practice is very limited, and analyses providing a comprehensive understanding of their economics are generally lacking. This has resulted in a critical gap in our understanding of the underlying trade-offs surrounding management efforts and approaches. Here, we explore qualitative trends in the literature for invasive species with dual effects, drawing from both the recently compiled InvaCost database and international case studies. The few invasive species with dual roles in InvaCost provide evidence for a temporal increase in reporting of costs, but with benefits relatively sporadically reported alongside costs. We discuss methods, management, assessment and policy frameworks dedicated to these species, along with lessons learned, complexities and persisting knowledge gaps. Our analysis points at the need to enhance scientific understanding of those species through inter- and cross-disciplinary efforts that can help advance their management.

Keywords: Double-edge invasive alien species; Benefits; CostsInva; Cost; Management; Trade-offs; Policies; Conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in Biological Invasions, 2022, 24, pp.1905-1926. ⟨10.1007/s10530-021-02727-w⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02727-w

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