Benefits do not balance costs of biological invasions

Laís Carneiro; Philip E Hulme; Ross N Cuthbert; Melina Kourantidou; Alok Bang; Phillip J Haubrock; Corey J A Bradshaw; Paride Balzani; Sven Bacher; Guillaume Latombe; Thomas W Bodey; Anna F Probert; Claudio S Quilodrán; Franck Courchamp

doi:10.1093/biosci/biae010

Benefits do not balance costs of biological invasions

Laís Carneiro^* (Corresponding Author), Philip E Hulme, Ross N Cuthbert, Melina Kourantidou, Alok Bang, Phillip J Haubrock, Corey J A Bradshaw, Paride Balzani, Sven Bacher, Guillaume Latombe, Thomas W Bodey, Anna F Probert, Claudio S Quilodrán, Franck Courchamp

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Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

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Abstract

Biological invasions have profound impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and services, resulting in substantial economic and health costs estimated in the trillions of dollars. Preventing and managing biological invasions are vital for sustainable development, aligning with the goals of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference. However, some invasive species also offer occasional benefits, leading to divergent perceptions among stakeholders and sectors. Claims that invasion science overlooks positive contributions threaten to hinder proper impact assessment and undermine management. Quantitatively balancing benefits and costs is misleading, because they coexist without offsetting each other. Any benefits also come at a price, affecting communities and regions differently over time. An integrated approach considering both costs and benefits is necessary for understanding and effective management of biological invasions.

Original language	English
Article number	biae010
Number of pages	5
Journal	BioScience
Early online date	1 Mar 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae010
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 1 Mar 2024

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Acknowledgments
LC was supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (Capes)—(001). RNC is funded by the Leverhulme Trust (grant no. ECF-2021-001). CJAB is supported by the Australian Research Council (grant no. CE170100015). SB was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation through grants no. 31003A_179491 and no. 31BD30_184114. FC is supported
by the Biological Invasion Chair of the AXA Research Fund of University Paris Saclay and a salary from the French CNRS.

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invasive species
economic costs
socioecological impacts
ethical management

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Carneiro, L., Hulme, P. E., Cuthbert, R. N., Kourantidou, M., Bang, A., Haubrock, P. J., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Balzani, P., Bacher, S., Latombe, G., Bodey, T. W., Probert, A. F., Quilodrán, C. S., & Courchamp, F. (2024). Benefits do not balance costs of biological invasions. BioScience, Article biae010. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae010

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