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SUBMITTER: Nghiem le TP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3739798 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nghiem Le T P le TP Soliman Tarek T Yeo Darren C J DC Tan Hugh T W HT Evans Theodore A TA Mumford John D JD Keller Reuben P RP Baker Richard H A RH Corlett Richard T RT Carrasco Luis R LR
PloS one 20130809 8
Harmful non-indigenous species (NIS) impose great economic and environmental impacts globally, but little is known about their impacts in Southeast Asia. Lack of knowledge of the magnitude of the problem hinders the allocation of appropriate resources for NIS prevention and management. We used benefit-cost analysis embedded in a Monte-Carlo simulation model and analysed economic and environmental impacts of NIS in the region to estimate the total burden of NIS in Southeast Asia. The total annual ...[more]