Ali Serhan Tarkan, Esra Bayçelebi, Daniela Giannetto, Emine Demir Özden, Ayşe Yazlık, Özgür Emiroğlu, Sadi Aksu, Ahmet Uludağ, Necmi Aksoy, Hazel Baytaşoğlu, Cüneyt Kaya, Tanju Mutlu, Şerife Gülsün Kırankaya, Deniz Ergüden, Esra Per, İlhan Üremiş, Onur Candan, Aysel Kekillioğlu, Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu, F Güler Ekmekçi, Esra Başak, Hatice Özkan, Irmak Kurtul, Deniz Innal, Nurçin Killi, Sercan Yapıcı, Dinçer Ayaz, Kerim Çiçek, Oğuzcan Mol, Emre Çınar, Vedat Yeğen, Elena Angulo, Ross N Cuthbert, Ismael Soto, Franck Courchamp, Phillip J Haubrock
Biological invasions are increasingly recognised as a major global change that erodes ecosystems, societal well-being, and economies. However, comprehensive analyses of their economic ramifications are missing for most national economies, despite rapidly escalating costs globally. Türkiye is highly vulnerable to biological invasions owing to its extensive transport network and trade connections as well as its unique transcontinental position at the interface of Europe and Asia. This study presents the first analysis of the reported economic costs caused by biological invasions in Türkiye...
April 9, 2024: Journal of Environmental Management