The authors calculated average impact severity of invasions for each country and found that it is higher in the Global South despite a reporting bias for the Global North. "Weak governance and limited management capacity are the main drivers of high impact severity." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Invasive species’ environmental impacts are more severe in the Global SouthInvasive alien species (IAS) are a major threat to biodiversity, yet their impact distribution remains poorly understood. Global biodiversity assessments suggest the highest impacts in wealthy countri...www.science.org