The economic costs, management and regulation of biological invasions in the Nordic countries

Melina Kourantidou, Laura Verbrugge, Phillip Haubrock, Ross Cuthbert (), Elena Angulo (), Inkeri Ahonen, Michelle Cleary, Jannike Falk-Andersson, Lena Granhag, Sindri Gíslason, Brooks Kaiser, Anna-Kaisa Kosenius, Henrik Lange, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Kristin Magnussen, Stale Navrud, Petri Nummi, Francisco Oficialdegui (), Satu Ramula, Terhi Ryttäri, Menja von Schmalensee, Robert Stefansson, Christophe Diagne and Franck Courchamp ()
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Elena Angulo: ESE - Ecologie Systématique et Evolution - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Christophe Diagne: ESE - Ecologie Systématique et Evolution - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Franck Courchamp: ESE - Ecologie Systématique et Evolution - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: A collective understanding of economic impacts and in particular of monetary costs of biological invasions is lacking for the Nordic region. This paper synthesizes findings from the literature on costs of invasions in the Nordic countries together with expert elicitation. The analysis of cost data has been made possible through the InvaCost database, a globally open repository of monetary costs that allows for the use of temporal, spatial, and taxonomic descriptors facilitating a better understanding of how costs are distributed. The total reported costs of invasive species across the Nordic countries were estimated at $8.35 billion (in 2017 US$ values) with damage costs significantly outweighing management costs. Norway incurred the highest costs ($3.23 billion), followed by Denmark ($2.20 billion), Sweden ($1.45 billion), Finland ($1.11 billion) and Iceland ($25.45 million). Costs from invasions in the Nordics appear to be largely underestimated. We conclude by highlighting such knowledge gaps, including gaps in policies and regulation stemming from expert judgment as well as avenues for an improved understanding of invasion costs and needs for future research.

Keywords: Invasive species; Economic impact; Nordic countries; InvaCost; Knowledge gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in Journal of Environmental Management, 2022, 324, pp.116374. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116374⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116374

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