Economics of Harmful Invasive Species: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Invasion Chain and Management Strategy
3. Damage Costs of Invasive Species
US | Australia | South Africa | India | Brazil | UK | Ireland | Germany | Sweden | Canada | |
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Billion USD/year | 131–185 1; 121 2; 220 3 | 7.7 2 | 3.9 2 | 117 2 | 47 2 | 15 2 | 0.4 4 | 1.9 5 | 3.3 6 | 15 7 |
% of GDP | 1.0–1.4; 0.9; 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 12 | 4.5 | 0.4; <0.001 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Species and region | Type of damage costs | Cost in billion USD/year or per person/year | |
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Surveys | |||
[3] | Aquatic weed, US | Production losses, recreational values | 1–10 |
[4] | Fynbos, South Africa | Production losses, recreational values | 0.07–12 |
[4] | Weeds, Australia, New Zealand, | production losses in agriculture, forestry and fishery | 0.2–1 |
[5] | Sea Lamprey, US | Production losses in fishery, restoration costs, recreational values | 0.03–5 |
[5] | Ruffe, US | Losses to sport fishery, control costs | 0.01–0.6 |
[5] | Zebra mussel, US and Canada | Destruction cost on facilities (power plants etc) | 0.1–5 |
Examples of non-survey studies: | |||
[38] | Comb jelly in Black Sea | Production loss from anchovy fishery | 0.02 |
[39] | Aquatic plants, 13 Florida lakes, US | Production loss from fishery | 6.0 |
[40] | Signal crayfish, in Sweden | Production loss in endemic noble crayfish | 8/person |
[41] | Yellow floating heart, lake in Sweden | Recreational values | 90/person |
[42] | US | Estate market value | 0.0002 marginal cost of an infested lake |
[43] | Zebra mussel in Great lakes, US Canada | Aquaculture, sport fishery, boats, aesthetic | 3.5 |
[44] | Zebra mussel in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, US | Consumptive water uses, recreational angling and wetland ecosystem services | 0.24 |
[45] | Invasive upland plants, Florida, US | Reduce flow of forestland benefits | 0.87 |
[46] | Wood and phloem boring insects (borer species), continental US | Loss in forest and urban trees | 2.5 |
[47] | Aquatic plants, UK | Control cost | 0.1 |
4. Optimal Management of HIS
4.1. Optimal Prevention, Control and Adaptation Strategies
4.2. Spatial Dimension
4.3. Management under Uncertainty
5. Choice of Policy Instruments
5.1. International Trade as a Vector of HIS
5.2. Tariffs on Trade
5.3. Non-Tariff Policies
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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