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National Invasive Species Information Center
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Biodiversity and Human Health Benefit from Invasive Species Removal (Jun 13, 2017)
Island Conservation.
Restoring islands through the removal of non-native invasive mammals is a powerful biodiversity conservation tool. This new study now shows that human communities on islands could benefit from restoration actions, which can potentially reduce or eliminate the burden of diseases transmitted to people by invasive species. Simply put, removal of invasive species can benefit human health in addition to ecological health.
Economic Impacts of Invasive Species

Invasive Species Centre (Ontario).

See also: Impacts of Invasive Species on Municipal Assets

Effect of Spiny Water Flea on Lake George
Lake George Association (New York).
How Do Invasive Alien Species Impact on Biodiversity in the EU?
BirdLife International.
Invasive Predators and Global Biodiversity Loss (2016)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Doherty, T.S., A.S. Glen, D.G. Nimmo, E.G. Ritchie, and C.R. Dickman. 2016. Invasive predators and global biodiversity loss. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(40):11261-11265.
Invasive Species and Fire in California Ecosystems (2010) (PDF | 227 KB)

California Native Plant Society.

In Fremontia, the journal of the California Native Plant Society.

Invasive Species and Species at Risk

Invasive Species Centre (Ontario).

Protecting ecosystems from degradation caused by invasive species can help protect species at risk and critical habitats. In 2019, the United Nations reported invasive alien species as a top-5 driver of species decline.

Invasive Species Management - Emerald Ash Borer
College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute.
Note: EAB impacts on American Indian Communities
The Costs of Aquatic Invasive Species to Great Lakes States (Sep 2016) (PDF | 1.20 MB)
 Anderson Economic Group.
What Is At Risk

Invasive Species Centre (Ontario).

WSSA Calculates Billions in Potential Economic Losses from Uncontrolled Weeds (May 4, 2016)

Weed Science Society of America.

What losses would corn and soybean growers experience if they were forced to eliminate herbicides and other control techniques from their weed management toolbox? A team of experts with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) found that in the U.S. and Canada, about half of both crops would be lost to uncontrolled weeds, costing growers about $43 billion annually.