@article{fdi:010090000,
  title = {{E}conomic costs of invasive non-native species in urban areas : an underexplored financial drain},
  author = {{H}eringer, {G}. and {F}ernandez, {R}. {D}. and {B}ang, {A}. and {C}ordonnier, {M}. and {N}ovoa, {A}. and {L}enzner, {B}. and {C}apinha, {C}. and {R}enault, {D}. and {R}oiz, {D}avid and {M}oodley, {D}. and {T}ricarico, {E}. and {H}olenstein, {K}. and {K}ourantidou, {M}. and {K}irichenko, {N}. {I}. and {A}delino, {J}. {R}. {P}. and {D}imarco, {R}. {D}. and {B}odey, {T}. {W}. and {W}atari, {Y}. and {C}ourchamp, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}rbanization is an important driver of global change associated with a set of environmental modifications that affect the introduction and distribution of invasive non-native species (species with populations transported by humans beyond their natural biogeographic range that established and are spreading in their introduced range; hereafter, invasive species). {T}hese species are recognized as a cause of large ecological and economic losses. {N}evertheless, the economic impacts of these species in urban areas are still poorly understood. {H}ere we present a synthesis of the reported economic costs of invasive species in urban areas using the global {I}nva{C}ost database, and demonstrate that costs are likely underestimated. {S}ixty-one invasive species have been reported to cause a cumulative cost of {US}$ 326.7 billion in urban areas between 1965 and 2021 globally (average annual cost of {US}$ 5.7 billion). {C}lass {I}nsecta was responsible for >99 % of reported costs ({US}$ 324.4 billion), followed by {A}ves ({US}$ 1.4 billion), and {M}agnoliopsida ({US}$ 494 million). {T}he reported costs were highly uneven with the sum of the five costliest species representing 80 % of reported costs. {M}ost reported costs were a result of damage (77.3 %), principally impacting public and social welfare (77.9 %) and authorities -stakeholders (20.7 %), and were almost entirely in terrestrial environments (99.9 %). {W}e found costs reported for 24 countries. {Y}et, there are 73 additional countries with no reported costs, but with occurrences of invasive species that have reported costs in other countries. {A}lthough covering a relatively small area of the {E}arth's surface, urban areas represent about 15 % of the total reported costs attributed to invasive species. {T}hese results highlight the conservative nature of the estimates and impacts, revealing important biases present in the evaluation and publication of reported data on costs. {W}e emphasize the urgent need for more focused assessments of invasive species' economic impacts in urban areas.},
  keywords = {{A}nthropogenic activity ; {B}iological invasion ; {E}conomic impact ; {U}rban ecosystem ; {U}rbanization ; {I}nva{C}ost},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of the {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {917},
  numero = {},
  pages = {170336 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170336},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090000},
}