Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions

BioScience, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 73(8), С. 560 - 574

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2023

Biological invasions are a global challenge that has received insufficient attention. Recently available cost syntheses have provided policy- and decision makers with reliable up-to-date information on the economic impacts of biological invasions, aiming to motivate effective management. The resultant InvaCost database is now publicly freely accessible enables rapid extraction monetary information. This facilitated knowledge sharing, developed more integrated multidisciplinary network researchers, forged collaborations among diverse organizations stakeholders. Over 50 scientific publications so far used detailed assessments invasion costs across geographic, taxonomic, spatiotemporal scales. These studies important can guide future policy legislative decisions management while simultaneously attracting public media We provide an overview improved availability, reliability, standardization, defragmentation costs; discuss how this enhanced science as discipline; outline directions for development.

Язык: Английский

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Structural basis of ligand specificity and channel activation in an insect gustatory receptor

Cell Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 43(4), С. 114035 - 114035

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

Gustatory receptors (GRs) are critical for insect chemosensation and potential targets controlling pests disease vectors, making their structural investigation a vital step toward such applications. We present structures of Bombyx mori Gr9 (BmGr9), fructose-gated cation channel, in agonist-free fructose-bound states. BmGr9 forms tetramer similar to distantly related odorant (ORs). Upon fructose binding, BmGr9's channel gate opens through helix S7b movements. In contrast ORs, ligand-binding pocket, shaped by kinked S4 shorter extracellular S3-S4 loop, is larger solvent accessible both Also, unlike binding involves S5 pocket lined with aromatic polar residues. Structure-based sequence alignments reveal distinct patterns residue conservation GR subfamilies associated different ligand classes. These data provide insight into the molecular basis specificity function.

Язык: Английский

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Economic costs of invasive non-native species in urban areas: An underexplored financial drain

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 917, С. 170336 - 170336

Опубликована: Янв. 26, 2024

Urbanization is an important driver of global change associated with a set environmental modifications that affect the introduction and distribution invasive non-native species (species populations transported by humans beyond their natural biogeographic range established are spreading in introduced range; hereafter, species). These recognized as cause large ecological economic losses. Nevertheless, impacts these urban areas still poorly understood. Here we present synthesis reported costs using InvaCost database, demonstrate likely underestimated. Sixty-one have been to cumulative cost US$ 326.7 billion between 1965 2021 globally (average annual 5.7 billion). Class Insecta was responsible for >99 % (US$ 324.4 billion), followed Aves 1.4 Magnoliopsida 494 million). The were highly uneven sum five costliest representing 80 costs. Most result damage (77.3 %), principally impacting public social welfare (77.9 %) authorities-stakeholders (20.7 almost entirely terrestrial environments (99.9 %). We found 24 countries. Yet, there 73 additional countries no costs, but occurrences other Although covering relatively small area Earth's surface, represent about 15 total attributed species. results highlight conservative nature estimates impacts, revealing biases evaluation publication data on emphasize urgent need more focused assessments species' areas.

Язык: Английский

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A data platform for real-time monitoring and analysis of the brown marmorated stink bug in Northern Italy

Ecological Informatics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 82, С. 102713 - 102713

Опубликована: Июль 6, 2024

The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is one of the main insect pest species causing economic damage to several agricultural commodities worldwide and worst threats tree fruit crops in northern Italy, especially Emilia-Romagna region. Previous efforts implementing H. halys surveillance at regional level were mainly focused on studying phenology, but they not designed provide a public service. In this paper, we propose data-driven approach support application Integrated Pest Management strategies against halys. proposal based experience three-year project which network monitoring traps has been deployed throughout whole region data platform implemented enable real-time tracking occurrence distribution, integrating these information with multiple sources, analytical capabilities through website. Besides surveillance, allowed us increase our understanding about seasonal invasion dynamics factors contributing its spread. results will help individual growers protecting their promoting more efficient usage insecticides sustainable healthy productions.

Язык: Английский

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Acclimation effects on thermal locomotor performance of the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle, Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Journal of Thermal Biology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 104068 - 104068

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB; Euwallacea fornicatus, Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is an invasive and destructive tree pest. To assess whether thermal acclimation influences E. fornicatus locomotion performance (i.e., induced plastic responses) that may influence invasion potential, beetles were acclimated to three temperatures (18 °C, 25 32 °C), four traits measured across six (13 18 23 28 33 °C 38 °C) per group construct curves, capturing critical minimum (Tmin), maximum (Tmax), breadth (Tbr), optimal rate (Umax). Substantial plasticity of curves was found in fornicatus. Generally, cold increased the range several locomotor without affecting levels, thereby supporting colder-is-better hypothesis. consequences these responses, using established here, movement rates at-risk orchard area South Africa predicted seasons while considering artificial warm spells. Cold-acclimated exhibited highest cumulative distance traveled both summer winter, warm-acclimated had lowest. Therefore, short-term variation significantly influenced performance, with notably improving dispersal a wide conditions. These findings highlight importance recent history when predicting potential. By integrating data microclimatic conditions functional models, this study offers valuable insights for spread, informing targeted management strategies, refining spatially explicit risk assessments mitigate impacts

Язык: Английский

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Global economic costs of mammal invasions

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 857, С. 159479 - 159479

Опубликована: Окт. 18, 2022

Invasive alien mammals cause huge adverse ecological impact on human society and natural ecosystems. Although studies have estimated economic costs of mammal invasions at regional scales, there is lacking the large-scale comprehensive assessment currency for this taxon. Here, we cost invasive a global scale using most database compiling species (InvaCost). From 1960 to 2021, caused (summing damage management costs) US$ 462.49 billion economy, while total amount robust reached 52.49 billion. The majority corresponded (90.27 %), only 7.43 % were related cost. Economic showed an increasing trend over time. distribution was uneven among taxonomic groups regions, with highly biasing toward 5 (European rabbit, Domestic cat, Black rat, Wild boar Coypu), North America reporting much higher (60.78 than other regions. borne by agriculture, environment, authorities stakeholders sectors. Geographic biases suggested that underestimated. Integrated research efforts are needed fill in knowledge gaps generated identify drivers costs.

Язык: Английский

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The nature of economic costs of biological invasions

Biological Invasions, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 24(7), С. 2081 - 2101

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Economic impact disharmony in global biological invasions

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 913, С. 169622 - 169622

Опубликована: Дек. 28, 2023

A dominant syndrome of the Anthropocene is rapid worldwide spread invasive species with devastating environmental and socio-economic impacts. However, dynamics underlying impacts biological invasions remain contested. hypothesis posits that richness impactful increases proportionally non-native more generally. competing suggests certain features disproportionately enhance chances becoming impactful, causing to arise relative numbers species. We test whether reported monetary costs reflect global established among phyla, classes, families. Our results reveal economic largely taxa (i.e., in 96 % families). a few costly were over- under-represented, their composition differed environments regions. Chordates, nematodes, pathogenic groups tended be most over-represented phyla costs, mammals, insects, fungi, roundworms, medically-important microorganisms being classes. Numbers increased significantly per taxon, while cost magnitudes at family level also related richness. Costs biased towards 'hyper-costly' (such as termites, mosquitoes, cats, weevils, rodents, ants, asters). Ordination analysis revealed significant dissimilarity between taxon assemblages. These highlight taxonomic which harbour high magnitudes. Collectively, our findings support prevention arrival containment whole through effective strategies for mitigation rapidly amplifying Yet, hyper- identified here should receive greater focus from managers reduce current

Язык: Английский

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Economic costs of the invasive Yellow-legged hornet on honey bees

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 898, С. 165576 - 165576

Опубликована: Июль 17, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Global economic costs and knowledge gaps of invasive gastropods

Ecological Indicators, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 145, С. 109614 - 109614

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2022

Invasive alien gastropods are a particularly pervasive taxonomic group worldwide, often causing substantial impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, much remains unknown about this invasive group's economic costs to human society. Here, we used the InvaCost database evaluate taxonomic, spatial, temporal patterns of associated with global scale. In total, 13 species caused cumulative cost US$ 3.94 billion over period 1966–2020, majority being attributed ($ 3.72 billion, 94.4 %, concentrated mostly in Asia) only $ 0.22 (5.6 Europe) species. Among different regions, Asia (3.71 billion) reported greatest costs, compared far lower Europe (214.50 million), North America (13.80 Oceania (2.69 South (<1 million) Africa million). The vast (94.2 %) these were due family Ampullariidae genus Pomacea (apple snails) which largely Asia. Furthermore, 88.4 % total gastropod-related resulted from direct resource damages losses, one order magnitude higher than management related (9.0 %). A (81.5 gastropod was incurred by agriculture, relatively little authorities stakeholders (6.3 %), public social welfare (4.8 mixed (7.3 impacted sectors. Average annual amounted 71.63 million, most 67.64 occurred environments. Despite increasing losses gastropods, identified significant knowledge gaps information many well-known gastropods. Thus, appeal for further urgently needed research efforts quantify fill gaps, better true monetary costs.

Язык: Английский

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