@article{fdi:010081145,
  title = {{H}igh and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide},
  author = {{D}iagne, {C}. and {L}eroy, {B}. and {V}aissiere, {A}. {C}. and {G}ozlan, {R}odolphe and {R}oiz, {D}avid and {J}aric, {I}. and {S}alles, {J}. {M}. and {B}radshaw, {C}. {J}. {A}. and {C}ourchamp, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}iological invasions are responsible for substantial biodiversity declines as well as high economic losses to society and monetary expenditures associated with the management of these invasions(1,2). {T}he {I}nva{C}ost database has enabled the generation of a reliable, comprehensive, standardized and easily updatable synthesis of the monetary costs of biological invasions worldwide(3). {H}ere we found that the total reported costs of invasions reached a minimum of {US}$1.288 trillion (2017 {US} dollars) over the past few decades (1970-2017), with an annual mean cost of {US}$26.8 billion. {M}oreover, we estimate that the annual mean cost could reach {US}$162.7 billion in 2017. {T}hese costs remain strongly underestimated and do not show any sign of slowing down, exhibiting a consistent threefold increase per decade. {W}e show that the documented costs are widely distributed and have strong gaps at regional and taxonomic scales, with damage costs being an order of magnitude higher than management expenditures. {R}esearch approaches that document the costs of biological invasions need to be further improved. {N}onetheless, our findings call for the implementation of consistent management actions and international policy agreements that aim to reduce the burden of invasive alien species.},
  keywords = {{MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature},
  volume = {592},
  numero = {7855},
  pages = {571--576},
  ISSN = {0028-0836},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41586-021-03405-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081145},
}