Economic costs of invasive rodents worldwide: the tip of the iceberg.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rodents are among the most notorious invasive alien species worldwide. These invaders have substantially impacted native ecosystems, food production and storage, local infrastructures, human health and well-being. However, the lack of standardized and understandable estimation of their impacts is a serious barrier to raising societal awareness, and hampers effective management interventions at relevant scales.

Methods

Here, we assessed the economic costs of invasive alien rodents globally in order to help overcome these obstacles. For this purpose, we combined and analysed economic cost data from the InvaCost database-the most up-to-date and comprehensive synthesis of reported invasion costs-and specific complementary searches within and beyond the publishe

SUBMITTER: Diagne C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10042159 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature