Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2022
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The economic costs, management and regulation of biological invasions in the Nordic countries
Kourantidou, Melina; Verbrugge, Laura N. H.; Haubrock, Phillip J.; Cuthbert, Ross N.; Angulo, Elena; Ahonen, Inkeri; Cleary, Michelle; Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Granhag, Lena; Gislason, Sindri; Kaiser, Brooks; Kosenius, Anna-Kaisa; Lange, Henrik; Lehtiniemi, Maiju; Magnussen, Kristin; Navrud, Stale; Nummi, Petri; Oficialdegui, Francisco J.; Ramula, Satu; Ryttari, Terhi;Show more authors
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 gapsPublished in
Journal of Environmental Management2022, volume: 324, article number: 116374
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Authors' information
Kourantidou, Melina
University of Southern Denmark
Kourantidou, Melina
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Verbrugge, Laura N. H.
Aalto University
Verbrugge, Laura N. H.
University of Helsinki
Haubrock, Phillip J.
Nat Hist Museum Frankfurt
Haubrock, Phillip J.
Senckenberg Gesellschaft fur Naturforschung (SGN)
Haubrock, Phillip J.
University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice
Cuthbert, Ross N.
Queens University Belfast
Angulo, Elena
AgroParisTech
Angulo, Elena
CSIC - Estacion Biologica de Donana (EBD)
Ahonen, Inkeri
Swedish Environm Protect Agcy
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Falk-Andersson, Jannike
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Granhag, Lena
Chalmers University of Technology
Gislason, Sindri
Southwest Iceland Nat Res Ctr
Kaiser, Brooks
University of Southern Denmark
Kosenius, Anna-Kaisa
Finnish Environment Institute
Lange, Henrik
Swedish Environm Protect Agcy
Lehtiniemi, Maiju
Finnish Environment Institute
Magnussen, Kristin
Menon Econ
UKÄ Subject classification
Economics
Environmental Sciences
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116374
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/119952