Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a,b   Leroy, Boris ^a,c   Bellard, Céline ^a,d   Roiz, David ^e   Albert, Céline ^a   Fournier, Alice ^a   Barbet Massin, Morgane ^a   Salles, Jean Michel ^f   Simard, Frédéric ^e   Courchamp, Franck ^a,g  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e University de Montpellier   (France)

^f Lameta and University of Montpellier 1   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; INSECT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; SAVINGS;

ANOPLOPHORA GLABRIPENNIS; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMER; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; COST CONTROL; DENGUE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT CONTROL; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PEST INFESTATION; PEST INSECT; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TETROPIUM FUSCUM; TOURISM; YELLOW FEVER; ANIMAL; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL HEALTH; INSECT; INSECT VECTOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISOPTERA; PEST CONTROL; PUBLIC POLICY;

HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISOPTERA; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PEST CONTROL; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84989900946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12986     Document Type: Article

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