scholarly journals Economic costs of biological invasions in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Fantle-Lepczyk ◽  
Phillip J. Haubrock ◽  
Ross N Cuthbert ◽  
Andrew M Kramer ◽  
Anna J Turbelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Global Database ◽  
Average Annual Cost ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Damages And Losses

The United States has thousands of invasive species, representing a sizable, but unknown burden to the national economy. Given the potential economic repercussions of invasive species, quantifying these costs is of paramount importance both for national economies and invasion management. Here, we used a novel global database of invasion costs (InvaCost) to quantify the overall costs of invasive species in the United States across spatiotemporal, taxonomic, and socioeconomic scales. From 1960 to 2020, reported invasion costs totaled $4.52 trillion (USD 2017). Considering only observed, highly reliable costs, this total cost reached $1.22 trillion with an average annual cost of $19.94 billion/year. These costs increased from $2.00 billion annually between 1960-1969 to $21.08 billion annually between 2010-2020. Most costs (73%) were related to resource damages and losses ($896.22 billion), as opposed to management expenditures ($46.54 billion). Moreover, the majority of costs were reported from invaders from terrestrial habitats ($643.51 billion, 53%) and agriculture was the most impacted sector ($509.55 billion). From a taxonomic perspective, mammals ($234.71 billion) and insects ($126.42 billion) were the taxonomic groups responsible for the greatest costs. Considering the apparent rising costs of invasions, coupled with increasing numbers of invasive species and the current lack of cost information for most known invaders, our findings provide critical information for policymakers and managers.

scholarly journals Impacts of Invasive Species in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-39
Author(s):  
Albert E. Mayfield ◽  
Steven J. Seybold ◽  
Wendell R. Haag ◽  
M. Tracy Johnson ◽  
Becky K. Kerns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
The United States ◽  
Usda Forest Service ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Noxious Weed ◽  
National Significance

AbstractThe introduction, establishment, and spread of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic environments is widely recognized as one of the most serious threats to the health, sustainability, and productivity of native ecosystems (Holmes et al. 2009; Mack et al. 2000; Pyšek et al. 2012; USDA Forest Service 2013). In the United States, invasive species are the second leading cause of native species endangerment and extinction, and their costs to society have been estimated at $120 billion annually (Crowl et al. 2008; Pimentel et al. 2000, 2005). These costs include lost production and revenue from agricultural and forest products, compromised use of waterways and terrestrial habitats, harm to human and animal health, reduced property values and recreational opportunities, and diverse costs associated with managing (e.g., monitoring, preventing, controlling, and regulating) invasive species (Aukema et al. 2011; Pimentel et al. 2005). The national significance of these economic, ecological, and social impacts in the United States has prompted various actions by both legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government (e.g., the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990; the Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2002; Executive Order 13112 of 1999, amended in 2016).

scholarly journals Global threat to agriculture from invasive species

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (27) ◽  
pp. 7575-7579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean R. Paini ◽  
Andy W. Sheppard ◽  
David C. Cook ◽  
Paul J. De Barro ◽  
Susan P. Worner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
The United States ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
Trade Patterns ◽  
Species Invasions ◽  
The World ◽  
Potential Sources

Invasive species present significant threats to global agriculture, although how the magnitude and distribution of the threats vary between countries and regions remains unclear. Here, we present an analysis of almost 1,300 known invasive insect pests and pathogens, calculating the total potential cost of these species invading each of 124 countries of the world, as well as determining which countries present the greatest threat to the rest of the world given their trading partners and incumbent pool of invasive species. We find that countries vary in terms of potential threat from invasive species and also their role as potential sources, with apparently similar countries sometimes varying markedly depending on specifics of agricultural commodities and trade patterns. Overall, the biggest agricultural producers (China and the United States) could experience the greatest absolute cost from further species invasions. However, developing countries, in particular, Sub-Saharan African countries, appear most vulnerable in relative terms. Furthermore, China and the United States represent the greatest potential sources of invasive species for the rest of the world. The analysis reveals considerable scope for ongoing redistribution of known invasive pests and highlights the need for international cooperation to slow their spread.

Dutch Multinational Enterprises in the United States: A Historical Summary

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
The United States ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
History Of ◽  
Royal Dutch Shell ◽  
Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries ◽  
West India Company ◽  
National Economies

The story of Dutch business in America began in the colonial period and continues into the present. The early Dutch trading companies of the seventeenth century, including the Dutch West India Company, were followed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by such firms as the Holland-America Line, Unilever, Royal Dutch Shell, and NV Philips. The historical pattern of these Dutch businesses contributes to the growing literature on multinational enterprises (MNEs) and is relevant to recent debates on the historical convergence and/or divergence of living standards and productivity in national economies. An examination of the history of Dutch MNEs operating in the United States reveals some of the ways that these firms fit into the larger framework of Dutch business overall and provides a way to compare the strategies of Dutch MNEs with those of MNEs from other countries.

Amalgam and Dissolved Mercury Removal A system not just a Separator

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Purves
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Mercury Removal ◽  
Vacuum Line ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Average Annual Cost ◽  
Dental Offices ◽  
Dissolved Mercury

<p> </p><p> </p><p>Abstract</p><p> </p><p>Title: Amalgam and Dissolved Mercury Removal  A system not just a Separator</p><p> </p><p>Content</p><p> </p><p>Packs Solutions LLC has developed an amalgam and dissolved mercury system that significantly reduces the mercury discharge from the dental practice. The US American Dental Association estimates that 50% of the mercury entering the waste treatment facility is from dental practices.  The system consists of an innovative chairside trap, use of pH neutral vacuum line cleaners and disinfectants, and advanced technology separator that removes the dissolved mercury from the office discharge.  The system is currently in use in the United States and is rapidly gaining popularity with wastewater treatment authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The presentation provides data taken from dental offices and the affect of pH on the dissolving of amalgam in water. The average dental office generates over 14,000 ng/L of dissolved mercury that can not be removed by traditional waste treatment processes.  The system has proven to reduce the discharge to <1,000 ng/L on average.  The system requires no changes in office routine or equipment. The separator is maintenance free and the chairside trap is custom made to fit in any brand of trap.  The average annual cost in the United States is as low as $420 for one chair practice to $1300 for a 6 chair practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bill Purves</p><p> </p><p>Packs Solutions LLC</p>

scholarly journals Sectoral Impacts of Invasive Species in the United States and Approaches to Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 203-229
Author(s):  
Anne S. Marsh ◽  
Deborah C. Hayes ◽  
Patrice N. Klein ◽  
Nicole Zimmerman ◽  
Alison Dalsimer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Species Establishment ◽  
And Control ◽  
The U.S

AbstractInvasive species have a major effect on many sectors of the U.S. economy and on the well-being of its citizens. Their presence impacts animal and human health, military readiness, urban vegetation and infrastructure, water, energy and transportations systems, and indigenous peoples in the United States (Table 9.1). They alter bio-physical systems and cultural practices and require significant public and private expenditure for control. This chapter provides examples of the impacts to human systems and explains mechanisms of invasive species’ establishment and spread within sectors of the U.S. economy. The chapter is not intended to be comprehensive but rather to provide insight into the range and severity of impacts. Examples provide context for ongoing Federal programs and initiatives and support State and private efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species and eradicate and control established invasive species.

scholarly journals Confirmation of Polygyra cereolus (Gastropoda: Polygyridae) in Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles

2020 ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
Laurent Charles ◽  
Arnaud Lenoble
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
The United States ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
Greater Antilles ◽  
The South ◽  
Air Breathing ◽  
Caribbean Islands

Polygyra cereolus (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1816) is a small air-breathing snail originating in Florida, which is considered as an invasive species and is reported from a wide area in the south of the United States to Mexico and in some in some Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Spain and the Arabian peninsula. Here we report the observation of this species in Puerto Rico.

Linaria vulgaris (common toadflax).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Gassmann ◽  
Chris Parker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
The United States ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Native Range ◽  
The Usa

Abstract L. vulgaris is a perennial flowering plant with a spreading root system. It forms dense mats which can compete with crops and suppress native vegetation, reducing pasture productivity and/or biodiversity (ISSG, 2015). Native to temperate areas of Europe and Asia, it has been widely introduced to North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and is regarded as noxious in many of these countries. By inclusion in indexes of invasive species it is regarded as invasive widely in Canada and in the USA (Alberta Invasive Species Council, 2014; Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States, 2015). L. vulgaris received an invasive index of 69 (out of a maximum of 100) in Alaska, USA (ANHP, 2011). It is also regarded as invasive within its native range in Serbia (Dzigurski and Nikolic, 2014).

ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE "STRATEGIC TRIANGLE" COUNTRIES RUSSIAN FEDERATION – PRC – USA (PART 4): PROSPECTS FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA, RUSSIA AND THE USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 102-117
Author(s):  
D. V. GORDIENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
National Economies

The paper analyzes the prospects of economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the United States in the context of economic relations of this strategic triangle. An approach is proposed to analyze the prospects for cooperation between Russia and China in the framework of global integration projects, as well as trade and investment cooperation between Russia and the United States. These relationships determine the interdependence of the national economies of these countries. An attempt is made to forecast the development of economic relations between the countries of the strategic triangle. The results of the work can be used to justify recommendations to the leadership of our country.

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