A5063998463- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Marine and fisheries research
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Malaria Research and Control
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
Queen's University Belfast
2018-2025
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
2018-2025
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
2020-2025
Gulf University for Science & Technology
2024
Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research
2022
McGill University
2022
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M
2021-2022
Rhodes University
2022
Carleton University
2021
Université Paris-Saclay
2021
Much research effort has been invested in understanding ecological impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) across ecosystems and taxonomic groups, but empirical studies about economic effects lack synthesis. Using a comprehensive global database, we determine patterns trends costs aquatic IAS by examining: (i) the distribution these taxa, geographic regions cost types; (ii) temporal dynamics costs; (iii) knowledge gaps, especially compared to terrestrial IAS. Based on recorded from existing...
Biological invasions continue to threaten the stability of ecosystems and societies that are dependent on their services. Whilst ecological impacts invasive alien species (IAS) have been widely reported in recent decades, there remains a paucity information concerning economic impacts. Europe has strong trade transport links with rest world, facilitating hundreds IAS incursions, largely centralised decision-making frameworks. The present study is first comprehensive detailed effort...
The global increase in biological invasions is placing growing pressure on the management of ecological and economic systems. However, effectiveness current expenditure difficult to assess due a lack standardised measurement across spatial, taxonomic temporal scales. Furthermore, there no quantification spending difference between pre-invasion (e.g. prevention) post-invasion control) stages, although preventative measures are considered be most cost-effective. Here, we use comprehensive...
The United States has thousands of invasive species, representing a sizable, but unknown burden to the national economy. Given potential economic repercussions quantifying these costs is paramount importance both for economies and invasion management. Here, we used novel global database (InvaCost) quantify overall species in across spatiotemporal, taxonomic, socioeconomic scales. From 1960 2020, reported totaled $4.52 trillion (USD 2017). Considering only observed, highly reliable costs,...
Abstract Ecological and socioeconomic impacts from biological invasions are rapidly escalating worldwide. While effective management underpins impact mitigation, such actions often delayed, insufficient or entirely absent. Presently, delays emanate a lack of monetary rationale to invest at early invasion stages, which precludes prevention eradication. Here, we provide by developing conceptual model quantify the cost inaction, i.e., additional expenditure due delayed management, under varying...
Natural hazards — such as storms, floods, and wildfires can be disastrous phenomena so biological invasions, for which impacts are often irrevocable insidious. Yet, invasion awareness remains low compared to natural hazards, investments manage invasions remain vastly underfunded delayed. Here, we quantified costs relative raise political leverage. Analysing damage cost data over 1980–2019, economic losses from were of similar magnitude (e.g., $1,208.0 bn against $1,913.6 storms $1,139.4...
ABSTRACT Standardised terminology in science is important for clarity of interpretation and communication. In invasion – a dynamic rapidly evolving discipline the proliferation technical has lacked standardised framework its development. The result convoluted inconsistent usage terminology, with various discrepancies descriptions damage interventions. A therefore needed clear, universally applicable, consistent to promote more effective communication across researchers, stakeholders,...
Biological invasions pose a rapidly expanding threat to the persistence, functioning and service provisioning of ecosystems globally, socio-economic interests. The stages successful are driven by same mechanism that underlies adaptive changes across species in general-via natural selection on intraspecific variation traits influence survival reproductive performance (i.e., fitness). Surprisingly, however, rapid progress field invasion science has resulted predominance species-level...
Abstract Biological invasions have profound impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning services, resulting in substantial economic health costs estimated the trillions of dollars. Preventing managing biological are vital for sustainable development, aligning with goals United Nations Biodiversity Conference. However, some invasive species also offer occasional benefits, leading to divergent perceptions among stakeholders sectors. Claims that invasion science overlooks positive...
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous pollutants found in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. With so many MPs aquatic systems, it is inevitable that they will be ingested by organisms transferred up through the food chain. However, to date, no study has considered whether can transmitted means of ontogenic transference, i.e. between life stages use different habitats. Here, we determine fluorescent polystyrene beads could transfer Culex mosquito and, particularly, move into flying...
Invasive species can have severe impacts on ecosystems, economies, and human health. Though the economic of invasions provide important foundations for management policy, up-to-date syntheses these are lacking. To produce most comprehensive estimate invasive costs within North America (including Greater Antilles) to date, we synthesized impact data from recently published InvaCost database. Here, report that cost American economy at least US$ 1.26 trillion between 1960 2017. Economic climbed...
Abstract Biological invasions are increasing worldwide, damaging ecosystems and socioeconomic sectors. Two decades ago, the “100 of world’s worst” invasive alien species list was established by IUCN to improve communications , identifying particularly ‘flagship’ invaders globally (hereafter, worst ). Whilst this has bolstered invader awareness, whether especially economically how they compare other ) remain unknown. Here, we quantify invasion costs using most comprehensive global database...
The legacy of deliberate and accidental introductions invasive alien species to Australia has had a hefty economic toll, yet quantifying the magnitude costs associated with direct loss damage, as well for management interventions, remains elusive. This is because reliability cost estimates under-sampling have not been determined. We provide first detailed analysis reported Australian economy since 1960s, based on recently published InvaCost database supplementary information, total 2078...
Invasive alien fishes have had pernicious ecological and economic impacts on both aquatic ecosystems human societies. However, a comprehensive collective assessment of their monetary costs is still lacking. In this study, we collected reviewed reported data the invasive using InvaCost, most global database invasion costs. We analysed how total (i.e. observed potential/predicted) empirically incurred only) fish invasions are distributed geographically temporally assessed which socioeconomic...
The Functional Response (FR) has been identified as a powerful predictive tool to forecast the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species. In particular, parameters attack rate handling time h may be invaders when utilised in comparison with trophically analogous natives. However, researchers many cases face somewhat contradictory impact predictions based on use one parameter or other. Here, we thus propose new metric, Ratio (FRR), which is simply divided by...
Despite voluminous literature identifying the impacts of invasive species, summaries monetary costs for some taxonomic groups remain limited. Invasive alien crustaceans often have profound on recipient ecosystems, but there may be great unknowns related to their economic costs. Using InvaCost database, we quantify and analyse reported associated with globally across taxonomic, spatial, temporal descriptors. Specifically, prominent aquatic - crayfish, crabs, amphipods, lobsters. Between 2000...
Invasive alien species (IAS) negatively impact the environment and undermine human well-being, often resulting in considerable economic costs. The Mediterranean basin is a culturally, socially economically diverse region, harbouring many IAS that threaten societal integrity multiple ways. This paper first attempt to collectively quantify reported costs of basin, across range taxonomic, temporal spatial descriptors. We identify correlates from invasion damages management expenditures among...
Invasive species have caused severe impacts on biodiversity and human society. Although the estimation of environmental by invasive has increased in recent years, economic losses associated with biological invasions are only sporadically estimated space time. In this study, we synthesized incurred Asia, based most comprehensive database costs worldwide, including 560 cost records for 88 22 countries. We also assessed differences across taxonomic groups, geographical regions impacted sectors,...
Abstract Aim To assess spatio‐temporal and taxonomic patterns of available information on the costs invasive freshwater bivalves, as well to identify knowledge gaps. Location Global. Time period 1980–2020. Taxon studied Bivalvia. Methods We synthesize published global economic impacts from bivalves using InvaCost database associated R package, explicitly considering reliability estimation methodologies, cost types, sectors impacted regions. Results Cumulative total macrofouling were $ 63.7...
Globalization has led to the introduction of thousands alien species worldwide. With growing impacts by invasive species, understanding invasion process remains critical for predicting adverse effects and informing efficient management. Theoretically, dynamics have been assumed follow an "invasion curve" (S-shaped curve available area invaded over time), but this dynamic lacked empirical testing using large-scale data neglects consider invader abundances. We propose "impact describing...
Abstract Biological invasions are one of the top drivers ongoing biodiversity crisis. An underestimated consequence is enormity their economic impacts. Knowledge gaps regarding costs produced by invasive alien species (IAS) pervasive, particularly for emerging economies such as India—the fastest growing economy worldwide. To investigate, highlight and bridge this gap, we synthesised data on IAS in India. Specifically, examine how distributed spatially, environmentally, sectorally,...