Economic costs of protecting islands from invasive alien species
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DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14034
Abstract: Biological invasions represent a key threat to insular systems and have pronounced impacts across environments and economies. The ecological impacts have received substantial focus, but the socioeconomic impacts are poorly synthesized across spatial and temporal… read more here.
Keywords: costs protecting; economic costs; islands invasive; protecting islands ... See more keywords
Globally threatened vertebrates on islands with invasive species
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1603080
Abstract: We identify the invasive species and biogeographic patterns on islands with 1189 highly threatened vertebrates. Global biodiversity loss is disproportionately rapid on islands, where invasive species are a major driver of extinctions. To inform conservation… read more here.
Keywords: highly threatened; threatened vertebrates; islands invasive; invasive vertebrates ... See more keywords