Impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe. Chapter 5

Kenis, Marc; Branco, Manuela

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“…In this context it is also important to note that estimates of monetary costs of alien species on human health in Europe are scarce, although such figures are decisive to steer decision making (Kettunen et al 2009, Vilà et al 2010). Kenis and Branco (2010) mention that economic studies on the impact of alien arthropods worldwide are numerous, with most of them have been undertaken in North America, South Africa and Oceania (Born et al 2005), but less so in Europe.…”

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Alien species and public health impacts in Europe: a literature review

Schindler¹,

Staska²,

Adam³

et al. 2015

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Impacts of alien species on human health have recently become a major issue in medical research and invasion ecology, but comprehensive assessments of this subject are largely lacking. Here, we provide a literature review of alien species with public health impacts in Europe based on a systematic search in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science. We detected 77 relevant articles, of which 21 were reviews and 56 were original research articles. The taxonomic focus was on vascular plants (n=31 articles) and dipterans (n=25 articles). The original research articles mainly covered the spread of the study species, while early invasion stages (introduction, establishment) as well as impact and management were less investigated. Alien species of health concern in Europe are mostly introduced as contaminants, and mostly originate from climatically similar regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In those cases (36% of all articles) when information on the trend in range and abundance was provided, this trend was mostly increasing. We detected little information on the severity of the impacts (two articles) and the interaction with climate change (three articles). In 15 original articles (28%) specific management measures were suggested, in only one article the socioeconomic costs were assessed. We conclude that European research on human health impacts of alien species is biased towards few species, and that several important aspects such as early invasion stages, severity of impact and its temporal trends, and the scale of the socioeconomic costs caused are poorly understood. Interdisciplinary projects bridging gaps between ecologists medical researchers, socioeconomists and public health authorities are required to link alien species to severity and trends of impacts, which is a crucial requisite for risk assessment and decision making.

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“…In particular, there is evidence for an increasing magnitude of human health impacts by alien species (Kenis and Branco 2010, Vilà et al 2010, Richter et al 2013, Conn 2014, Hulme 2014, Mazza et al 2014, as globalization increases the likelihood for the movement of disease vectors (e.g. Aedes spp.…”

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Alien species and public health impacts in Europe: a literature review

Schindler¹,

Staska²,

Adam³

et al. 2015

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“…Although now known primarily as an economically important pest of stored grain (e.g. Kenis & Branco 2010;Edde 2012), the species originally bred in dead wood. Beeson and Bhatia (1937) recorded the species from caged logs of twelve plant families in India, and Buse et al (2013) record it from "multiple woody hosts" in Israel.…”

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An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles of Iran (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea: Bostrichidae)

Liu

Ghahari

Beaver

2016

J. Insect Biodiversity

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An annotated synopsis of Iranian Bostrichidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) is provided as a basis for future studies, with notes on distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. In total, 31 species from 18 genera and 4 subfamilies (Bostrichinae, Dinoderinae, Lyctinae and Psoinae) are listed from Iran. Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897, Sinoxylon perforans (Schrank, 1789, Stephanopachys linearis (Kugelann, 1792) and Xylopertha retusa (Olivier, 1790) are new records for Iran.

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“…Whereas terrestrial vertebrates have an influence on most aspects of the environment and economy, the main impacts of terrestrial arthropods are considered to be "only" on ecosystems and agriculture (Kenis and Branco 2010;Vilà et al 2010). Even if the range of these fields of impact may be assumed to be narrow, the impact of terrestrial invertebrates can be comparable to vertebrates, because the importance of ecosystem services provided by insects is crucial and their disruption can produce enormous costs.…”

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Environmental and economic impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe

Vaes-Petignat¹,

Nentwig²

2014

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In the last few decades, the abundance and importance of invasive alien species have grown continuously due to the undiminished growth of global trade. In most cases, arthropod introductions were unintended and occurred as hitchhikers or contaminants. Alien arthropods can have significant environmental impacts and can be economically costly. To measure these impacts, we expand a generic impact scoring system initially developed for mammals and birds, and applied it to terrestrial arthropods. It consists of six environmental impact categories and six economic impact categories, each with five impact levels. Information on impact was derived from an intensive analysis of published scientific literature. The scoring of the 77 most widely distributed arthropod species alien to Europe revealed the mite Varroa destructor as the most harmful species, followed by the Chinese longhorn beetle Anoplophora chinensis and the Argentine ant Linepithema humile. The highest environmental impact is through herbivory, disease transmission, and ecosystem impacts. The highest economic impact is on agriculture and human infrastructure and administration. The generic impact scoring system allows the impact scores of vertebrates and arthropods to be compared, thus serving as a background for the decision making processes of policy makers and stakeholders.

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Impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe. Chapter 5

Cited by 80 publications

References 73 publications

Alien species and public health impacts in Europe: a literature review

Alien species and public health impacts in Europe: a literature review

An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles of Iran (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea: Bostrichidae)

Environmental and economic impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe

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