Ecologists put price tag on invasive species

Invasive species can disrupt natural and human-made ecosystems, throwing food webs out of balance and damaging the services they provide to people. Now scientists have begun to put a price tag on this damage. In a study published this week in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment e-view, ecologists have listed the invasive species that cause the most harm to environment and cost the most money to control.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news159448851.html">Ecologists put price tag on invasive species</a></p> <p>Invasive species can disrupt natural and human-made ecosystems, throwing food webs out of balance and damaging the services they provide to people. Now scientists have begun to put a price tag on this damage. In a study published this week in <i>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment</i> e-view, ecologists have listed the invasive species that cause the most harm to environment and cost the most money to control.</p>