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Use our Economic Impacts Custom Search Engine to search for invasive species information included in this section of NISIC's site:
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Great
Lakes Region Losing $200 Million a Year to Invasive
Species (PDF | 27 KB) (Jul 17, 2008)
Great Lakes United.
A U.S. study
conducted by the Center
for Aquatic Conservation at the University
of Notre Dame
and University of Wyoming suggests invasive species
brought in by ocean-going ships may be costing
the Great Lakes region more than $200 million
a year in losses to commerical fishing, sport
fishing, and the area's water supply.
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One study estimates that the total costs of invasive species in the United States amount to more than $100 billion each year. (Pimentel et al., 2004). (PDF | 195 KB) |
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Invasive species impact nearly half of the species currently listed as Threatened or Endangered under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act. (Pimentel et al., 2004). (PDF | 195 KB) |
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Soybean Rust Economic Assessment
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Soybean Rust was detected in the United States for the first time in November 2004. Economic losses to U.S. producers and consumers could range from $640 million to $1.3 billion in the first year of infestation. |
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One invasive plant, purple loosestrife, can produce up to 2.7 million seeds per plant yearly and spreads across approximately 1 million additional acres of wetlands each year, with an economic impact of millions of dollars. |
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The glassy-winged sharpshooter, an invasive insect recently detected in California, carries with it the plant bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, a disease that has caused nearly $40 million in losses of California grapes. The disease poses a major threat to grape, raisin, and wine industries, as well as the tourism associated with them. Collectively these are valued at nearly $35 billion annually. |
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Provides links to the economic impacts of invasive species at the National level, by species type. |
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Provides links to the economic impacts of invasive species for Regions, States, and U.S. Territories. |
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Provides links to the economic impacts of invasive species at the International level, by species type. |
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Last Modified: Dec 02, 2008 |
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