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Country characteristics and non-indigenous species*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2010

ING-MARIE GREN ,
TOMAS THIERFELDER  and
HELENA BERGLUND
ING-MARIE GREN
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7013, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel: 46(0)18 161753. Email: ing-marie.gren@ekon.slu.se
TOMAS THIERFELDER
Affiliation:
Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7032, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Email: tomas.thierfelder@et.slu.se
HELENA BERGLUND
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 37, 223 62 Lund, Sweden. Email: helena.berglund@ekol.lu.se
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Abstract

This paper presents an econometric test of two hypotheses underlying the occurrence of non-indigenous species (NIS) at the global scale: openness of recipient nations which allows for international trade to act as a vector of NIS, and habitat fragmentation in recipient nations which facilitates establishment of introduced NIS. Explorative econometric methods have been utilised that combine the analysis of dimensionality with subset variable selection and multiple linear regression. Both NIS hypotheses are thereby supported, although slightly different in the cases of the mainland and island nations. It is concluded that expressions of openness have a larger impact on the number of NIS per unit territorial area in the mainland nations, whereas biota variables play a more dominant role in the case of the island nations. It is also concluded that different expressions of NIS occurrence affect the result, where NIS per area unit facilitates excellent explanatory performance.

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Research Article
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Environment and Development Economics , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , February 2011 , pp. 51 - 70
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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