Global economic costs of herpetofauna invasions

Ismael Soto, Ross Cuthbert (), Antonín Kouba, César Capinha, Anna Turbelin (), Emma Hudgins, Christophe Diagne, Franck Courchamp () and Phillip Haubrock
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Ismael Soto: University of South Bohemia
Ross Cuthbert: QUB - Queen's University [Belfast]
Antonín Kouba: University of South Bohemia
César Capinha: ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne
Anna Turbelin: ESE - Ecologie Systématique et Evolution - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Emma Hudgins: University of Ottawa [Ottawa]
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
Phillip Haubrock: University of South Bohemia

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Abstract: 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 synthesised assessment of the economic costs of these invasions. Therefore, using the most comprehensive database on the economic costs of invasive alien species worldwide (InvaCost), we analyse the costs caused by invasive alien herpetofauna according to taxonomic, geographic, sectoral and temporal dimensions, as well as the types of these costs. The cost of invasive herpetofauna totaled at 17.0 billion US$ between 1986 and 2020, divided split into 6.3 billion US$ for amphibians, 10.4 billion US$ for reptiles and 334 million US$ for mixed classes. However, these costs were associated predominantly with only two species (brown tree snake Boiga irregularis and American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus), with 10.3 and 6.0 billion US$ in costs, respectively. Costs for the remaining 19 reported species were relatively minor ( 99%), while for reptiles, impacts were reported mostly through damages to mixed sectors (65%). Geographically, Oceania and Pacific Islands recorded 63% of total costs, followed by Europe (35%) and North America (2%). Cost reports have generally increased over time but peaked between 2011 and 2015 for amphibians and 2006 to 2010 for reptiles. A greater effort in studying the costs of invasive herpetofauna is necessary for a more complete understanding of invasion impacts of these species. We emphasise the need for greater control and prevention policies concerning the spread of current and future invasive herpetofauna.

Date: 2022
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Published in Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, pp.10829. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-15079-9⟩

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15079-9

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