Research Summaries

Novel Introduction Pathways

Hellman et. al. (2008) Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species. Conservation Biology, 22(3), 534-543.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Competitiveness; Review; Risk Assessment

Pyke et al. (2008) Current Practices and Future Opportunities for Policy on Climate Change and Invasive Species. Conservation Biology 22:585–592.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Impact Study; Review; Risk Assessment

Rahel & Olden (2008) Assessing the effects of climate change on aquatic invasive species. Conservation Biology , 22(3), 521-533.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Shifting Seasons; Competition; Review; Aquatic Habitat; Risk Assessment

Diez et. al. (2012) Will extreme climatic events facilitate biological invasions? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(5), 249-257.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Climate Extremes; Review; Risk Assessment

Hulme (2012) Weed risk assessment: a way forward or a waste of time? Journal of Applied Ecology, 49(1), 10-19.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Bellard et. al. (2013) Will climate change promote future invasions? Global Change Biology, 19(12), 3740-3748.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Model; Risk Assessment

Hawkins et. al. (2015) Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). Diversity and Distributions, 21(11), 1360-1363.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Impact Study

Allen & Bradley (2016) Out of the weeds? Reduced plant invasion risk with climate change in the continental United States. Biological Conservation, 203:306-312.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Lovett et al. (2016) Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options. Ecol Appl., 26(5):1437-1455.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Policy; Review

Hulme (2017) Climate change and biological invasions: evidence, expectations and response options. Biological Reviews, 92(3), 1297-12313.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Review; Risk Assessment

Molnar et al. (2018). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6, no. 9: 485–492.

Keywords: Novel introduction pathways; Management efficacy; Impact studies; Invasive marine species; Global distributions

Gallego-Tévar et al. (2019). Some like it hot: Maternal-switching with climate change modifies formation of invasive Spartina hybrids. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10.

Keywords: Climate change, Hybridization, Range distribution, Spartina maritima, Spartina densiflora

Simler-Williamson et al. (2019) Interacting effects of global change on forest pest and pathogen dynamics. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 50, 381-403.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat

Bennett et al. (2021) Climate-Driven Impacts of Exotic Species on Marine Ecosystems. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30(5): 1043–55.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Novel introduction pathways; Climate extremes; Competitiveness; Meta-analyses; Thermal environment

Beaury et al. (2021) Invaders for sale: the ongoing spread of invasive species by the plant trade industry. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment, doi:10.1002/fee.2392.

Keywords: Novel Introduction Pathways, Management Efficacy, Range Expansion, Ornamental Plant Trade, Plant Regulations

Kendig et al. 2022. Scanning the horizon for invasive plant threats using a data-driven approach. NeoBiota, 74, pp.129–154.

Keywords: New Introduction Pathways, Proactive Management, Risk/Monitoring, Invasive Plant

Climate Extremes

Cunningham et. al. (2004) A framework for prioritizing sleeper weeds for eradication. Weed Technology, 18(sp 1), 1189-1193.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Groves (2006) Are some weeds sleeping? Some concepts and reasons. Euphytica, 148(1-2), 111-120.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Shifting Seasons; Competitiveness; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Atkinson et. al. (2012) The interaction of biotic and abiotic stresses: from genes to the field. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63(10), 3523-3543.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Diez et. al. (2012) Will extreme climatic events facilitate biological invasions? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(5), 249-257.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Novel Introduction Pathways; Review; Risk Assessment

Morecroft et al. (2012). Resilience to climate change: translating principles into practice. Journal of Applied Ecology, 49: 547-551.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Management Efficacy; Review; Invasive Plant; Biodiversity; Resilience

Eisenhauer, N., Stefanski, A., Fisichelli, N. et al. (2014). Warming shifts ‘worming’: effects of experimental warming on invasive earthworms in northern North America. Sci Rep 4, 6890. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep06890.

Keywords: Climate extremes; Range Expansion; Impact studies; Earthworms; Soil moisture content; Temperate-Boreal Forest Ecotone

Caldeira et. al. (2015) Synergy of extreme drought and shrub invasion reduce ecosystem functioning and resilience in water limited climates. Scientific Reports, 5, 15110.

Keywords: Impact Study; Climate Extremes; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Cistus ladanifer; Gum Rockrose

Millar & Stephenson (2015) The frying pan and the fire: Megadisturbances are threatening the resilience of forest ecosystems to climate change. Science 349, 6250. 823 – 826.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Climate Change and Resilience; Impact Studies; Megadisturbance; Forest Ecosystem Health

Kolb et al. (2016) Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States. Forest Ecology and Management, 380, 321-334.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat

Fahey et al. (2018) Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities. Ecology, 99(12), 2692-2702.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Competitiveness; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

NeSmith et al. (2018) Experimental drought and plant invasion additively suppress primary pine species of southeastern US forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 411:158-165.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Range Expansion; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Alba et al. (2019) Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time. Ecology, e02859.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Competitiveness; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Denley et al. (2019) Community composition influences the population growth and ecological impact of invasive species in response to climate change. Oecologia 189:537–548.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Range Expansion; Changing Biotic Interactions; Invasive Marine Species; Population Dynamics; Northwest Atlantic

Duan et al. (2020). Effects of Extreme Low Winter Temperatures on the Overwintering Survival of the Introduced Larval Parasitoids Spathius galinaeand Tetrastichus planipennisi: Implications for Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology 113, 1145 – 1151.

Keywords: Emerald Ash Borer (EAB); Biocontrol; Climate extremes; Impact studies; Insect pests; Management efficacy

Bennett et al. (2021) Climate-Driven Impacts of Exotic Species on Marine Ecosystems. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30(5): 1043–55.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Novel introduction pathways; Climate extremes; Competitiveness; Meta-analyses; Thermal environment

Orbán et al. (2021) The role of disturbance in invasive plant establishment in a changing climate: insights from a drought experiment. Biological Invasions Volume 23, pages 1877–1890

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Impact Study; Biological invasion; Climate change; Drought; Seedling emergence; Soil disturbance

Young & Gobler (2021) Coastal ocean acidification and nitrogen loading facilitate invasions of the non-indigenous red macroalga, Dasysiphonia japonica. Biological Invasions 23:1367–1391.

Keywords: Dasysiphonia japonica, Southern New England, Ocean acidification, Eutrophication, Climate extremes

Zabin et al. 2022. Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 20(5): 310–318, doi:10.1002/fee.2471

Keywords: Management efficacy; Climate extremes; Review; Restoration ecology

Svejcar, L.N., Davies, K.W. and Ritchie, A.L., 2023. Ecological restoration in the age of apocalypse. Global Change Biology.

Keywords: climate extremes, management, climate-smart restoration

Shifting Seasons (Phenology)

Walther (2003) Plants in a warmer world. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 6(3), 169-185.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Competitiveness; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Cunningham et. al. (2004) A framework for prioritizing sleeper weeds for eradication. Weed Technology, 18(sp 1), 1189-1193.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Climate Extremes; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Groves (2006) Are some weeds sleeping? Some concepts and reasons. Euphytica, 148(1-2), 111-120.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Climate Extremes; Competitiveness; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Lee et. al. (2008) Integrated Monitoring and Information Systems for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species in a Changing Climate. Conservation Biology 22:575-584.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Management Efficacy; Review; Invasive Plant; Aquatic Habitat; Risk Assessment

Rahel & Olden (2008) Assessing the effects of climate change on aquatic invasive species. Conservation Biology , 22(3), 521-533.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Competitiveness; Novel Introduction Pathways; Review; Aquatic Habitat; Risk Assessment

Bradley et. al. (2009) Climate change and plant invasions: restoration opportunities ahead? Global Change Biology, 15(6), 1511-1521.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Restoration

Dukes et. al. (2009) Responses of insect pests, pathogens, and invasive plant species to climate change in the forests of northeastern North America: What can we predict? This article is one of a selection of papers from NE Forests 2100: A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Forests of the Northeastern US and Eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 39(2), 231-248.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Review; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Bradley et. al. (2010) Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25(5), 310-318.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Manika & Howard (2010) Climate change and invasive species: double jeopardy. Integrative Zoology, 5(2), 102-111.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Invertebrate; Aquatic Habitat

Willis et al. (2010) Favorable Climate Change Response Explains Non-Native Species' Success in Thoreau's Woods. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8878.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Phenology; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Witte et. al. (2010) Does climatic warming explain why an introduced barnacle finally takes over after a lag of more than 50 years? Biological Invasions, 12(10), 3579-2589.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Invertebrate; Aquatic Habitat; Austrominius modestus; Austrominius modestus

Dijkstra et. al. (2011) The Effects of Climate Change on Species Composition, Succession and Phenology: A Case Study. Global Change Biology 17, no. 7 (2011): 2360–69.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Shifts; Impact Study; Tunicates; Sea Squirts

Atkinson et. al. (2012) The interaction of biotic and abiotic stresses: from genes to the field. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63(10), 3523-3543.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Climate Extremes; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Hulme (2012) Weed risk assessment: a way forward or a waste of time? Journal of Applied Ecology, 49(1), 10-19.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Zhang, R., Post, E. & Shea, K. Warming leads to divergent responses but similarly improved performance of two invasive thistles. Popul Ecol 54, 583–589 (2012).

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Phenology; Growth Rate; Invasive Plants; Carduus nutans; Carduus acanthoides

Bellard et. al. (2013) Will climate change promote future invasions? Global Change Biology, 19(12), 3740-3748.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Model; Risk Assessment

Morin et. al. (2013) Can global weed assemblages be used to predict future weeds? PloS one, 8(2), e55547.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Plant; Risk Management

Sorte et. al. (2013). Poised to prosper? A cross-system comparison of climate change effects on native and non-native species performance. Ecology Letters, 16(2), 261-270.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Competitiveness; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Weed et. al. (2013) Disturbing the forest: climate change and pests are leaving us with a younger forest. Ecological Monographs, 83(4), 441–470.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Studies; Forest Pests; Invasive Invertebrates, Terrestrial Habitat, Review

Moran & Alexander (2014) Evolutionary responses to global change: lessons from invasive species. Ecology Letters, 17(5), 637-649.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Competitiveness; Observation; Risk Assessment

Sheppard & Stanley (2014) Does elevated temperature and doubled CO2 increase growth of three potentially invasive plants? Invasive Plant Science and Management, 7:237-246.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Wolkovich & Cleland (2014) Phenological niches and the future of invaded ecosystems with climate change. AoB Plants, 6, plu013.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Competitiveness; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Mozdzer et. al. (2016) Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass. Biological Invasions, 18(9), 2649-2660.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Aquatic Habitat; Phragmites australis; Phragmites

Walsh et. al. (2016) Outbreak of an undetected invasive species triggered by a climate anomaly. Ecosphere, 7(12).

Keywords: Shifting Seasons, Model, Invasive Invertebrate, Aquatic Habitat; Bythotrephes longimanus; Spiny Water Flea; Risk Assessment

Dullinger et. al. (2017) Climate change will increase the naturalization risk from garden plants in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26:43-53.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Liu et. al. (2017) Do invasive alien plants benefit more from environmental change than native plants. Global Change Biology, 23(8), 3363-3370.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Competitiveness; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Lombardo & Elkinton (2017) Environmental adaptation in an asexual invasive insect. Ecol. Evol. 7, 5123–5130.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Adaptation; Cold Hardiness; Hemlock Woolly Adelgid; Invasive Invertebrate; Parthenogenesis; upercooling

Wheeler et. al. (2017) Tree seedling responses to multiple environmental stresses: Interactive effects of soil warming, nitrogen fertilization, and plant invasion. Forest Ecology and Management, 44.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Alliaria petiolata; Garlic Mustard

Duan et. al. (2018) Host utilization, reproductive biology, and development of the larval parasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi as influenced by temperature: Implications for biological control of the emerald ash borer in North America. Biological Control, 125, 50-56.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Tetrastichus planipennisi

Garnas (2018) Rapid evolution of insects to global environmental change: conceptual issues and empirical gaps. Current Opinion in Insect Science.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Invertebrate

Welshofer et. al. (2018) Short-term responses to warming vary between native vs. exotic species and with latitude in an early successional plant community. Oecologia, 187(1), 333-342.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Simler-Williamson et al. (2019) Interacting effects of global change on forest pest and pathogen dynamics. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 50, 381-403.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat

Ward, S. F., & Aukema, B. H. (2019). Anomalous outbreaks of an invasive defoliator and native bark beetle facilitated by warm temperatures, changes in precipitation and interspecific interactions. Ecography, 42(5), 1068–1078.

Keywords: Forest pest, Risk assessment, Competitiveness, Shifting seasons, Observation, Biotic disturbance, Coleophora laricella, Dendroctonus simplex

Maynard-Bean, E., Kaye, M., Wagner, T., & Burkhart, E. P. (2020). Citizen scientists record novel leaf phenology of invasive shrubs in eastern U.S. forests. Biological Invasions, 22(11), 3325–3337.

Keywords: shifting season, phenology, plant, terrestrial

Buonaiuto, D. M., & Wolkovich, E. M. (2023). Contrasting responses to climate variability generate seasonal priority effects between native and invasive forest herbs. Journal of Ecology, 111, 1711–1721.

Keywords: competition, phenology, shifting season, invasive plant

Range Expansion

Dukes & Mooney (1999) Does global change increase the success of biological invaders? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 14(4), 135-139.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Competitiveness; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Walther (2003) Plants in a warmer world. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 6(3), 169-185.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Competitiveness; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Hellman et. al. (2008) Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species. Conservation Biology, 22(3), 534-543.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Novel Introduction Pathways; Competitiveness; Review; Risk Assessment

Lee et. al. (2008) Integrated Monitoring and Information Systems for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species in a Changing Climate. Conservation Biology 22:575-584.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Management Efficacy; Review; Invasive Plant; Aquatic Habitat; Risk Assessment

Régniére et. al. (2008) Climate suitability and management of the gypsy moth invasion into Canada. Ecological Impacts of Non-Native Invertebrates and Fungi on Terrestrial Ecosystems (pp 135-148).

Keywords: Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Lymantria dispar; Gypsy Moth; Risk Assessment

Bradley et. al. (2009) Climate change and plant invasions: restoration opportunities ahead? Global Change Biology, 15(6), 1511-1521.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Restoration

Dukes et. al. (2009) Responses of insect pests, pathogens, and invasive plant species to climate change in the forests of northeastern North America: What can we predict? This article is one of a selection of papers from NE Forests 2100: A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Forests of the Northeastern US and Eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 39(2), 231-248.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Review; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Bradley et. al. (2010) Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 25(5), 310-318.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Sorte et. al. (2010) Marine range shifts and species introductions: comparative spread rates and community impacts. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19:303-316.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Meta-analysis; Aquatic Habitat; Risk Assessment

Abatzoglou & Golden (2011) Climate change in western US deserts: potential for increased wildfire and invasive annual grasses. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 64(5), 471-478.

Keywords:  Range Expansion; Impact Study; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Dijkstra et. al. (2011) The Effects of Climate Change on Species Composition, Succession and Phenology: A Case Study. Global Change Biology 17, no. 7 (2011): 2360–69.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Tunicates; Sea Squirts

Eldridge et. al. (2011) Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis. Ecology Letters, 14(7), 709-722.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Hulme (2012) Weed risk assessment: a way forward or a waste of time? Journal of Applied Ecology, 49(1), 10-19.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Novel Introduction Pathways; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Simberloff et. al. (2012) The natives are restless, but not often and mostly when disturbed. Ecology, 93(3), 598-607.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Bellard et. al. (2013) Will climate change promote future invasions? Global Change Biology, 19(12), 3740-3748.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Novel Introduction Pathways; Shifting Seasons; Model; Risk Assessment

Morin et. al. (2013) Can global weed assemblages be used to predict future weeds? PloS one, 8(2), e55547.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Plant; Risk Management

Eisenhauer, N., Stefanski, A., Fisichelli, N. et al. (2014). Warming shifts ‘worming’: effects of experimental warming on invasive earthworms in northern North America. Sci Rep 4, 6890. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep06890.

Keywords: Climate extremes; Range Expansion; Impact studies; Earthworms; Soil moisture content; Temperate-Boreal Forest Ecotone

Higgins, S. I., & Richardson, D. M. (2014) Invasive plants have broader physiological niches. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(29), 10610-10614.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Model

Moran & Alexander (2014) Evolutionary responses to global change: lessons from invasive species. Ecology Letters, 17(5), 637-649.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Competitiveness; Observation; Risk Assessment

Gornish & Miller (2015) Plant community responses to simultaneous changes in temperature, nitrogen availability, and invasion. PloS one, 10(4), e0123715.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Pityopsis aspera; Carolina Silkgrass

Hawkins et. al. (2015) Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). Diversity and Distributions, 21(11), 1360-1363.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Novel Introduction Pathways; Impact Study

Johnson, David S. (2015) The Savory Swimmer Swims North: A Northern Range Extension of the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus? Journal of Crustacean Biology 30, no. 1 (2015), 105-110.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Changing Biotic Interactions (Competitiveness); Callinectes sapidus; Blue Crab; New England; Gulf of Maine; Nuisance Neonative

Allen & Bradley (2016) Out of the weeds? Reduced plant invasion risk with climate change in the continental United States. Biological Conservation, 203:306-312.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Novel Introduction Pathways; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Katz & Ibáñez (2016) Biotic interactions with natural enemies do not affect potential range expansion of three invasive plants in response to climate change. Biological Invasions, 18(11), 3351-3363.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Observation; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Lovett et al. (2016) Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options. Ecol Appl., 26(5):1437-1455.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Novel Introduction Pathways; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Policy; Review

Mozdzer et. al. (2016) Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass. Biological Invasions, 18(9), 2649-2660.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Aquatic Habitat; Phragmites australis; Phragmites

Audusseau et. al. (2017) Species range expansion constrains the ecological niches of resident butterflies. Journal of Biogeography, 44:28-38.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Aracshinia levana; Map Butterfly; Risk Assessment

Bellemare et al. (2017) Climate change, managed relocation, and the risk of intra-continental plant invasions: A theoretical and empirical exploration relative to the flora of New England. Rhodora 119:73–109.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Review; Managed relocation; Range Shifts; Plant; New England

Dullinger et. al. (2017) Climate change will increase the naturalization risk from garden plants in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26:43-53.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Formby et. al. (2017) Cold tolerance and invasive potential of the redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) in the eastern United States. Biological Invasions, 1-13.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Xyleborus glabratus; Redbay Ambrosia Beetle; Risk Assessment

Lombardo & Elkinton (2017) Environmental adaptation in an asexual invasive insect. Ecol. Evol. 7, 5123–5130.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Adaptation; Cold Hardiness; Hemlock Woolly Adelgid; Invasive Invertebrate; Parthenogenesis; upercooling

Nackley et. al. (2017) The Nebulous Ecology of Native Invasions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Review; Risk Assessment

Pecl et. al. (2017) Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Science, 335 (6332), 1-9.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Review; Risk Assessment

Tekiela & Barney (2017) Not All Roads Lead to Rome: A Meta-analysis of Invasive Plant Impact Methodology. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 10(4), 304-312.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Bradley et. al. (2018) Invasive species risk assessments need more consistent spatial abundance data. Ecosphere, 9(7), e02302.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

NeSmith et. al. (2018) Experimental drought and plant invasion additively suppress primary pine species of southeastern US forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 411:158-165.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Climate Extremes; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Denley et al. (2019) Community composition influences the population growth and ecological impact of invasive species in response to climate change. Oecologia 189:537–548.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Range Expansion; Changing Biotic Interactions; Invasive Marine Species; Population Dynamics; Northwest Atlantic

Heuss et al. (2019) Northward expansion of southern pine beetle generates significant alterations to forest structure and composition of globally rare Pinus rigida forests. Forest Ecology and Management 434, 119-130.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Dendroctonus frontalis; Pinus rigida; Pine barrens

Scheffers & Pecl (2019) Persecuting, protecting, or ignoring biodiversity under climate change. Nature Climate Change, (9) 581-586.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Review; Risk Assessment

Simler-Williamson et al. (2019) Interacting effects of global change on forest pest and pathogen dynamics. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 50, 381-403.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Shifting Seasons; Novel Introduction Pathways; Review; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat

Frank & Just (2020) Can Cities Activate Sleeper Species and Predict Future Forest Pests? A Case Study of Scale Insects. Insects, 11(3), 142.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Latent Invasive Species; Urban; Warming

Liu et al. (2020) Most invasive species largely conserve their climatic niche. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(38), pp.23643-23651.

Keywords: Range expansion; Impact studies; Meta-analysis; Risk assessment; Species distribution models (SDMs); Niche conservatism

Rockwell-Postel, et. al. (2020) Supporting proactive management in the context of climate change: prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants based on impact. Biol Invasions.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Model; Invasive Plant

Wallingford et al. (2020) Adjusting the lens of invasion biology to focus on the impacts of climate- driven range shifts. Nature Climate Change

Keywords: Range Expansion; Review; Range shifting

Young et al. (2020) A modeling workflow that balances automation and human intervention to inform invasive plant management decisions at multiple spatial scales. PloS one, 15(3), e0229253.

Keywords: Range expansion; Management efficacy; Species Distribution Models; Invasion Risk; Plants

Beaury et al. (2021) Invaders for sale: the ongoing spread of invasive species by the plant trade industry. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment, doi:10.1002/fee.2392.

Keywords: Novel introduction pathways; management efficacy; range expansion; ornamental plant trade; plant regulations

Beaury, Fusco et al. (2021) Plant regulatory lists in the United States are reactive and inconsistent. Journal of Applied Ecology.

Keywords: Management, Policy, Range Expansion, Invasive Plant, Risk/Monitoring

Bennett et al. (2021) Climate-Driven Impacts of Exotic Species on Marine Ecosystems. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30(5): 1043–55.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Novel introduction pathways; Climate extremes; Competitiveness; Meta-analyses; Thermal environment

Coville et al. (2021) Identifying high-impact invasive plants likely to shift into northern New England with climate change. Invasive Plant Science and Management.

Keywords: Impact studies; Range expansion; Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa

Nuñez et al. (2021). Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? Frontiers in Ecology & Environment.

Keywords: Range expansion; Changing biotic interactions (competitiveness); Management efficacy; Restoration; Carbon sequestration; Pines (Pinus)

Nguyen, D. and B. Leung. 2022. How well do species distribution models predict occurrences in exotic ranges? Global Ecology and Biogeography 31(6): 1051-1065.

Keywords: Range expansion; Species distribution models (SDMs); Global distributions; Niche conservatism; Big Data

Wang, A., Melton, A.E., Soltis, D.E. and Soltis, P.S., 2022. Potential distributional shifts in North America of allelopathic invasive plant species under climate change models. Plant diversity, 44(1), pp.11-19.

Keywords: Range expansion; Impact studies; A. altissima; Allelopathy; Species distribution models; Ecological niche models; Multi-species assessment

Bois, S, C Neill, M Whittemore, L Champlin, K Beattie, R Hopping, J Karberg et al. Challenges, successes, and recommendations for management of coastal sandplain grasslands as regional biodiversity hotspots in the northeastern United States. Restoration Ecology (2023): e13928.

Keywords: Climate change; sandplain grasslands; Range Expansion; invasive species; adaptive management; Review

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. (2023) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Designation of Experimental Populations. 50 CFR Part 17. Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 126 Rules and Regulations.

Keywords: Climate change; range expansion; adaptive management; Endangered Species Act; policy; assisted migration

Fusco, E.J., Beaury, E.M., Bradley, B.A. et al. 2023. The invasive plant data landscape: a synthesis of spatial data and applications for research and management in the United States. Landscape Ecology

Keywords: Invasive plant, distribution data, occurrences, spatial data

Evans AE., Jarnevich C., Beaury EM., Teich N., Engelstad P., LaRoe J., Bradley BA. 2024 Shifting hotspots: Climate change projected to drive contractions and expansions of invasive plant abundance habitats. Diversity and Distributions,  30,  41–54.

Keywords: Range shift, Climate change, Abundance habitat, Invasive plants, Hotspots, Species distribution model

Salva, J.D., and B.A. Bradley, 2023 High-impact invasive plants expanding into Mid-Atlantic states - Identifying priority range-shifting species for monitoring in light of climate change, Invasive Plant Science & Management, 16(4), 197 - 206

Keywords: Impact study, range expansion, invasive plant, Mid-Atlantic, EICAT

Beaury, E. M., Allen, J. M., Evans, A. E., Fertakos, M. E., Pfadenhauer, W. G., & Bradley, B. A. 2023. Horticulture could facilitate invasive plant range infilling and range expansion with climate change. BioScience, 73(9), 635-642.

Keywords: Invasive plant, horticulture, ornamental plant, range expansion

Changing Biotic Interactions (Competitiveness)

Dukes & Mooney (1999) Does global change increase the success of biological invaders? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 14(4), 135-139.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Walther (2003) Plants in a warmer world. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 6(3), 169-185.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Groves (2006) Are some weeds sleeping? Some concepts and reasons. Euphytica, 148(1-2), 111-120.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Climate Extremes; Shifting Seasons; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Slabber et. al. (2007) Acclimation effects on thermal tolerances of springtails from sub-Arctic Marion island: indigenous and invasive species. Journal of Insect Physiology, 53(2), 113-125.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Experiment; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Hellman et. al. (2008) Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species. Conservation Biology, 22(3), 534-543.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion; Review; Risk Assessment

Rahel & Olden (2008) Assessing the effects of climate change on aquatic invasive species. Conservation Biology , 22(3), 521-533.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Shifting Seasons; Novel Introduction Pathways; Review; Aquatic Habitat; Risk Assessment

Diaz, R., V. Manrique, Z. He, and W.A. Overholt. 2012. Effect of elevated CO2 on tropical soda apple and its biological control agent Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 22: 763-776

Keywords: Changing biotic interactions (competitiveness), Management efficacy, Impact studies, Solanum viarum, Gratiana boliviana, Biocontrol, Invasive plants

Lu, X., Siemann, E., Shao, X., Wei, H., & Ding, J. (2013). Climate warming affects biological invasions by shifting interactions of plants and herbivores. Global change biology, 19(8), 2339-2347.

Keywords: Alligator weed, Alligator weed flea beetle, Biocontrol, Climate warming, Field experiment, Management efficacy, Noxious weed, Changing biotic interactions (competitiveness)

Sorte et. al. (2013). Poised to prosper? A cross-system comparison of climate change effects on native and non-native species performance. Ecology Letters, 16(2), 261-270.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Shifting Seasons; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Moran & Alexander (2014) Evolutionary responses to global change: lessons from invasive species. Ecology Letters, 17(5), 637-649.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Observation; Risk Assessment

Wolkovich & Cleland (2014) Phenological niches and the future of invaded ecosystems with climate change. AoB Plants, 6, plu013.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Jauni et. al. (2015) Non-native plant species benefit from disturbance: a meta-analysis. Oikos, 124(2), 122-129.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Meta-Analysis; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Johnson, David S. (2015) The Savory Swimmer Swims North: A Northern Range Extension of the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus? Journal of Crustacean Biology 30, no. 1 (2015), 105-110.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Changing Biotic Interactions (Competitiveness); Callinectes sapidus; Blue Crab; New England; Gulf of Maine; Nuisance Neonative

Alba et. al. (2017) Methods to test the interactive effects of drought and plant invasion on ecosystem structure and function using complementary common garden field experiments. Ecology and Evolution, 7(5), 1442-1452.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Liu et al. (2017) Do invasive alien plants benefit more from environmental change than native plants. Global Change Biology, 23(8), 3363-3370.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Shifting Seasons; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Fahey et al. (2018) Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities. Ecology, 99(12), 2692-2702.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Climate Extremes; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Alba et al. (2019) Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time. Ecology, e02859.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Climate Extremes; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Denley et al. (2019) Community composition influences the population growth and ecological impact of invasive species in response to climate change. Oecologia 189:537–548.

Keywords: Climate Extremes; Range Expansion; Changing Biotic Interactions; Invasive Marine Species; Population Dynamics; Northwest Atlantic

Beaury et al. (2020) Biotic resistance to invasion is ubiquitous across ecosystems of the United States. Ecol Lett, 23: 476-482.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Range Expansion; Terrestrial habitat, Invasive plant; Biotic resistance

Bennett et al. (2021) Climate-Driven Impacts of Exotic Species on Marine Ecosystems. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30(5): 1043–55.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Novel introduction pathways; Climate extremes; Competitiveness; Meta-analyses; Thermal environment

Nuñez et al. (2021). Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? Frontiers in Ecology & Environment.

Keywords: Changing biotic interactions (competitiveness); Range expansion; Management efficacy; Restoration; Carbon sequestration; Pines (Pinus)

Spear et al. (2021). The Invasion Ecology of Sleeper Populations: Prevalence, Persistence, and Abrupt Shifts. BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 357–369.

Keywords: Invasive species; Sleeper species; Persistence; Abrupt shifts; Impact studies; Climate extremes; Biological invasion; Climate change; Competitiveness; Invasive plant; Model; Management efficacy; Risk assessment

Su et al. (2021). Do day and night warming exert different effects on growth and competitive interaction between invasive and native plants? Biological Invasions, 23(1), 157–166.

Keywords: Asymmetric warming, Plant growth, Competition, Daytime warming, Nighttime warming

Quirion et al. (2021). Insect and Disease Disturbances Correlate With Reduced Carbon Sequestration in Forests of the Contiguous United States. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4:1–10.

Keywords: Changing biotic interactions, Impact studies, Forest, Natural climate solutions, Insect, Pathogen, Climate change mitigation

Gossner et al. (2023). Less overall, but more of the same: drivers of insect population trends lead to community homogenization. Biology Letters 19: 20230007.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Insect decline; Native insect; Invasive species; Land use change; Biological invasion; Climate change

Management Efficacy

Lee et al. (2008) Integrated Monitoring and Information Systems for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species in a Changing Climate. Conservation Biology 22:575-584.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Review; Invasive Plant; Aquatic Habitat; Risk Assessment

Morecroft et al. (2012). Resilience to climate change: translating principles into practice. Journal of Applied Ecology, 49: 547-551.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Climate Extremes; Review; Invasive Plant; Biodiversity; Resilience

Matzek et. al. (2015) What managers want from invasive species research versus what they get. Conservation Letters, 8(1), 33-40.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Risk Assessment

Ojaveer et al. (2015). Classification of Non-Indigenous Species Based on Their Impacts: Considerations for Application in Marine Management. PLOS Biology 13, e1002130.

Keywords: Management efficacy; Impact studies; Marine non-indigenous species; data-deficiency

Molnar et al. (2018). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6, no. 9: 485–492.

Keywords: Novel introduction pathways; Management efficacy; Impact studies; Invasive marine species; Global distributions

Waryszak et al. (2018). Herbicide effectiveness in controlling invasive plants under elevated CO2: Sufficient evidence to Rethink weeds management. Journal of Environmental Management, 226, 400–407.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact studies; Anredera cordifolia; Herbicide treatments; Herbicide resistance

Beaury et al. (2019) Incorporating climate change into invasive species management: insights from managers. Biological Invasions, doi:10.1007/s10530-019-02087-6.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Risk Assessment

Giakoumi et al. (2019) Management Priorities for Marine Invasive Species. Science of The Total Environment 688: 976–82.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Review; Management actions; Marine conservation; Marine invasive species; Prioritization

Schofield & Akins (2019). Non-native marine fishes in Florida: updated checklist, population status and early detection/rapid response. BioInvasions Records, 8(4), 898–910. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2019.8.4.18.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Aquatic Invasive Species; marine species; introduction pathways

Blossey et al. (2020). When misconceptions impede best practices: evidence supports biological control of invasive Phragmites. Biological Invasions, 22, 872–883.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Biological control; Host specificity; Invasive plant species management; Phragmites

Duan et. al. (2020). Effects of Extreme Low Winter Temperatures on the Overwintering Survival of the Introduced Larval Parasitoids Spathius galinaeand Tetrastichus planipennisi: Implications for Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology 113, 1145 – 1151.

Keywords: Emerald Ash Borer (EAB); Biocontrol; Climate extremes; Impact studies; Insect pests; Management efficacy

Gervais et al. (2020). Climate-induced expansions of invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, North America: A synthesis of observations and projections. Biological Invasions, 22(7), 2163–2183.

Keywords: Range Expansion, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Terrestrial Aquatic, Pacific Northwest

Lyons et al. (2020). Identifying marine invasion hotspots using stacked species distribution models. Biological Invasions 22:3403–3423.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact studies; Species distribution models; Climate change responses; Northwest Atlantic; Gulf of Maine; Southern New England Coast; Invasive marine species

Sun et al. (2020). Biocontrol of invasive weeds under climate change: progress, challenges and management. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 38:72-78.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant

Wallace et al. (2020). Enabling decisions that make a difference: guidance for improving access to and analysis of invasive species information. Biol Invasions, 22:37-45.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant

Young et al. (2020). A modeling workflow that balances automation and human intervention to inform invasive plant management decisions at multiple spatial scales. PloS one, 15(3), e0229253.

Keywords: Range expansion; Management efficacy; Species Distribution Models; Invasion Risk; Plants

Beaury et al. (2021) Invaders for sale: the ongoing spread of invasive species by the plant trade industry. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment, doi:10.1002/fee.2392.

Keywords: Novel introduction pathways, management efficacy, range expansion, ornamental plant trade, plant regulations

Morelli et al. (2021). Translational Invasion Ecology: Bridging research and practice to address one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, Biological Invasions, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02584-7

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Northeast; Transitional Ecology

Nuñez et al. (2021). Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? Frontiers in Ecology & Environment.

Keywords: Management efficacy; Range expansion; Changing biotic interactions (competitiveness); Restoration; Carbon sequestration; Pines (Pinus)

Spear et al. (2021). The Invasion Ecology of Sleeper Populations: Prevalence, Persistence, and Abrupt Shifts. BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 357–369.

Keywords: Invasive species; Sleeper species; Persistence; Abrupt shifts; Impact studies; Climate extremes; Biological invasion; Climate change; Competitiveness; Invasive plant; Model; Management efficacy; Risk assessment

Bradley et. al. (2022). Breaking down barriers to consistent, climate-smart risk assessments of invasive plants: a case study of US Northeast states, 2022, Ecosphere

Keywords: Impact studies, Management Efficacy, Invasive plant, Prioritization, State regulation, Risk assessment, Proactive management

Cuthbert et al. (2022). Biological invasion costs reveal insufficient proactive management worldwide. Science of The Total Environment, p.153404.

Keywords: Management efficacy; Prevention; InvaCost; Global spending; Damage costs

Keller & Shea (2022). Pest management in future climates: Warming reduces physical weed management effectiveness. Ecological Applications, e2633.

Keywords: Management efficacy; Carduus nutans; Climate change; Integral projection model; Mechanical weed management

Laginhas & Bradley (2022) Global plant invaders: a compendium of invasive plant taxa documented by the peer-reviewed literature. Ecology, 103(2):e03569.

Keywords: Invasive plant; risk assessment; proactive management

Zabin, C.J., Jurgens, L.J., Bible, J.M., Patten, M.V., Chang, A.L., Grosholz, E.D. and Boyer, K.E., 2022. Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 20(5): 310–318, doi:10.1002/fee.2471

Keywords: Management efficacy; Climate extremes; Review; Restoration ecology

Pfadenhauer et al. (2023). Remember your roots: Biogeographic properties of plants' native habitats can inform invasive plant risk assessments. Diversity and Distributions, 29(1): 4–18.

Keywords: Management efficacy, Invasive plants, Weed risk assessment, Predicting invasive species, Machine learning

Bradley et al. 2023. Invasive Species Policy Must Embrace a Changing Climate. BioScience.

Keywords: Management, range shifts, policy, restoration, review

Buonaiuto et al. 2023. Phylogenetic relationships of invasive plants are useful criteria for weed risk assessments. Conservation Letters, e12979.

Keywords:  Invasive plant, Invasiveness, Phylogeny, Policy, Weed risk assessments

Reed et al. 2023. The state of play in invasive species policy: Insights from invasive species laws and regulations in 21 US states. Bioscience.

Keywords: Invasive aquatic, Invasive plant, Policy, Prioritization, State regulation

Impact Studies

Cretaz & Kelty (1999) Establishment and control of hay-scented fern: a native invasive species. Biological Invasions, 1(2-3), 223-236.

Keywords: Impact Study; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Dennstaedtia punctilobula; Hay Scented Fern; Restoration

Kendle & Rose (2000) The aliens have landed! What are the justifications for ‘native only’policies in landscape plantings? Landscape and urban planning, 47(1-2), 19-31.

Keywords: Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Ziska et. al. (2004) Changes in biomass and root: shoot ratio of field-grown Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), a noxious, invasive weed, with elevated CO2: implications for control with glyphosate. Weed Science, 52(4), 584-588.

Keywords: Impact Study; Herbicides; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Cirsium arvense; Canada Thistle

Tallamy (2004) Do alien plants reduce insect biomass? Conservation Biology, 18(6), 1689-1692.

Keywords: Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant

Von Holle. B. and G. Motzkin. 2007. Historical land use and environmental determinants of nonnative plant distribution in coastal southern New England. Biological Conservation 136:33-43.

Keywords: Impact Study; sandplain grasslands; invasive plant; land use history, soil disturbance

Brook et. al. (2008) Synergies among extinction drivers under global change. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 23(8), 453-460.

Keywords: Impact Study; Meta-analysis

Burghardt et. al. (2009) Impact of native plants on bird and butterfly biodiversity in suburban landscapes. Conservation Biology, 23(1), 219-224.

Keywords: Impact Study; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Manika & Howard (2010) Climate change and invasive species: double jeopardy. Integrative Zoology, 5(2), 102-111.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Invertebrate; Aquatic Habitat

Witte et. al. (2010) Does climatic warming explain why an introduced barnacle finally takes over after a lag of more than 50 years? Biological Invasions, 12(10), 3579-2589.

Keywords: Shifting Seasons; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Invertebrate; Aquatic Habitat; Austrominius modestus; Austrominius modestus

Abatzoglou & Golden (2011) Climate change in western US deserts: potential for increased wildfire and invasive annual grasses. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 64(5), 471-478.

Keywords: Impact Study; Range Expansion; Model; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Dijkstra et. al. (2011) The Effects of Climate Change on Species Composition, Succession and Phenology: A Case Study. Global Change Biology 17, no. 7 (2011): 2360–69.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Tunicates; Sea Squirts

Eldridge et. al. (2011) Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis. Ecology Letters, 14(7), 709-722.

Keywords: Impact Study; Range Expansion; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Atkinson et. al. (2012) The interaction of biotic and abiotic stresses: from genes to the field. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63(10), 3523-3543.

Keywords: Impact Study; Climate Extremes; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Bradley et al.  (2012) Global change, global trade, and the next wave of plant invasions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(1), 20-28.

Keywords: Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Risk Assessment

Kuehne et. al. (2012) Costs of living for juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in an increasingly warming and invaded world. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 69(10), 1621-1630.

Keywords: Impact Study, Experiment, Invasive Vertebrate; Aquatic Habitat; Micropterus dolomieu; Smallmouth Bass

Weed et. al. (2013) Disturbing the forest: climate change and pests are leaving us with a younger forest. Ecological Monographs, 83(4), 441–470.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Forest Pests, Invasive Invertebrates, Terrestrial Habitat, Review

Eisenhauer, N., Stefanski, A., Fisichelli, N. et al. (2014). Warming shifts ‘worming’: effects of experimental warming on invasive earthworms in northern North America. Sci Rep 4, 6890. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep06890.

Keywords: Climate extremes; Range Expansion; Impact studies; Earthworms; Soil moisture content; Temperate-Boreal Forest Ecotone

Sheppard & Stanley (2014) Does elevated temperature and doubled CO2 increase growth of three potentially invasive plants? Invasive Plant Science and Management, 7:237-246.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Caldeira et. al. (2015) Synergy of extreme drought and shrub invasion reduce ecosystem functioning and resilience in water limited climates. Scientific Reports, 5, 15110.

Keywords: Impact Study; Climate Extremes; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Cistus ladanifer; Gum Rockrose

Gornish & Miller (2015) Plant community responses to simultaneous changes in temperature, nitrogen availability, and invasion. PloS one, 10(4), e0123715.

Keywords: Impact Study; Range Expansion; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Pityopsis aspera; Carolina Silkgrass

Hawkins et. al. (2015) Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). Diversity and Distributions, 21(11), 1360-1363.

Keywords: Impact Study; Novel Introduction Pathways; Range Expansion

Millar, C.I., & Stephenson, N.L. (2015) The frying pan and the fire: Megadisturbances are threatening the resilience of forest ecosystems to climate change. Science 349, 6250. 823 – 826.

Keywords: Impact Studies; Climate Change and Resilience; Climate Extremes; Megadisturbance; Forest Ecosystem Health

Salisbury et. al. (2015) Enhancing gardens as habitats for flower‐visiting aerial insects (pollinators): should we plant native or exotic species? Journal of Applied Ecology, 52(5), 1156-1164.

Keywords: Impact Study; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Kolb et. al. (2016) Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States. Forest Ecology and Management, 380, 321-334.

Keywords: Impact Study; Climate Extremes; Review; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat

Mozdzer et. al. (2016) Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass. Biological Invasions, 18(9), 2649-2660.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Range Expansion; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Aquatic Habitat; Phragmites australis; Phragmites

Alba et. al. (2017) Methods to test the interactive effects of drought and plant invasion on ecosystem structure and function using complementary common garden field experiments. Ecology and Evolution, 7(5), 1442-1452.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Grutters et. al. (2017) Impact of native and non-native aquatic plants on methane emission and phytoplankton growth. Aquatic Invasions 12:371-383.

Keywords: Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Aquatic Habitat

Nackley et. al. (2017) The Nebulous Ecology of Native Invasions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

Keywords: Impact Study; Range Expansion; Review; Risk Assessment

Pecl et. al. (2017) Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Science, 335 (6332), 1-9.

Keywords: Impact Study; Range Expansion; Review; Risk Assessment

Tekiela & Barney (2017) Not All Roads Lead to Rome: A Meta-analysis of Invasive Plant Impact Methodology. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 10(4), 304-312.

Keywords: Impact Study; Range Expansion; Meta-analysis; Invasive Plant; Risk Assessment

Wheeler et. al. (2017) Tree seedling responses to multiple environmental stresses: Interactive effects of soil warming, nitrogen fertilization, and plant invasion. Forest Ecology and Management, 44.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Alliaria petiolata; Garlic Mustard

Duan et. al. (2018) Host utilization, reproductive biology, and development of the larval parasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi as influenced by temperature: Implications for biological control of the emerald ash borer in North America. Biological Control, 125, 50-56.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Experiment; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Tetrastichus planipennisi

Fahey et. al. (2018) Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities. Ecology, 99(12), 2692-2702.

Keywords: Impact Study; Climate Extremes; Competitiveness; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Garnas (2018) Rapid evolution of insects to global environmental change: conceptual issues and empirical gaps. Current Opinion in Insect Science.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Review; Invasive Invertebrate

Mech et. al. (2018) Increases in summer temperatures decrease the survival of an invasive forest insect. Biological Invasions, 20(2), 365-374.

Keywords: Impact Study; Experiment; Invasive Invertebrate; Terrestrial Habitat; Adelges tsugae; Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Molnar et al. (2018). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6, no. 9: 485–492.

Keywords: Novel introduction pathways; Management efficacy; Impact studies; Invasive marine species; Global distributions

Narango et. al. (2018) Nonnative plants reduce population growth of an insectivorous bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(45), 11549-11554.

Keywords: Impact Study; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

NeSmith et. al. (2018) Experimental drought and plant invasion additively suppress primary pine species of southeastern US forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 411:158-165.

Keywords: Impact Study; Climate Extremes; Range Expansion; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Welshofer et. al. (2018) Short-term responses to warming vary between native vs. exotic species and with latitude in an early successional plant community. Oecologia, 187(1), 333-342.

Keywords: Impact Study; Shifting Seasons; Observational; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat

Waryszak, P., Lenz, T. I., Leishman, M. R., & Downey, P. O. (2018). Herbicide effectiveness in controlling invasive plants under elevated CO2: Sufficient evidence to Rethink weeds management. Journal of Environmental Management, 226, 400–407.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact studies; Anredera cordifolia; Herbicide treatments; Herbicide resistance

Alba et. al. (2019) Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time. Ecology, e02859.

Keywords: Impact Study; Climate Extremes; Competitiveness; Experiment; Invasive Plant; Terrestrial Habitat; Imperata cylindrica; Cogongrass

Bradley et. al. (2019) Disentangling the abundance-impact relationship for invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Keywords: Impact Study; Meta-analysis

Fei, S., Morin, R.S., Oswalt, C.M. and Liebhold, A.M., 2019. Biomass losses resulting from insect and disease invasions in US forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(35), pp.17371-17376.

Keywords: Impact study, Forest, invasive pest, invasive pathogen, climate change mitigation

Gallinat et. al. (2019). Can invasive species replace native species as a resource for birds under climate change? A case study on bird-fruit interactions. Biological Conservation, 241.

Keywords: Impact Study; Observation; Invasive Plant

Heuss et al. (2019) Northward expansion of southern pine beetle generates significant alterations to forest structure and composition of globally rare Pinus rigida forests. Forest Ecology and Management 434, 119-130.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Dendroctonus frontalis; Pinus rigida; Pine barrens

Kiviat, E. et al. (2019) Evidence does not support the targeting of cryptic invaders at the subspecies level using classical biological control: the example of Phragmites. Biol Invasions 21, 2529–2541.

Keywords: Impact Study; Range Expansion; Ecosystem services; Herbivory; Host Switching; Invasive species; biocontrol; Phragmites australis

Duan et. al. (2020). Effects of Extreme Low Winter Temperatures on the Overwintering Survival of the Introduced Larval Parasitoids Spathius galinaeand Tetrastichus planipennisi: Implications for Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology 113, 1145 – 1151.

Keywords: Emerald Ash Borer (EAB); Biocontrol; Climate extremes; Impact studies; Insect pests; Management efficacy

Frank & Just (2020) Can Cities Activate Sleeper Species and Predict Future Forest Pests? A Case Study of Scale Insects. Insects, 11(3), 142.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Latent Invasive Species; Urban; Warming

Rockwell-Postel, et. al. (2020) Supporting proactive management in the context of climate change: prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants based on impact. Biol Invasions.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Model; Invasive Plant

Liu et al. (2020) Most invasive species largely conserve their climatic niche. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(38), pp.23643-23651.

Keywords: Impact studies; Range expansion; Meta-analysis; Risk assessment; Species distribution models (SDMs); Niche conservatism

Lyons et al. (2020). Identifying marine invasion hotspots using stacked species distribution models. Biological Invasions 22:3403–3423.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact studies; Species distribution models; Climate change responses; Northwest Atlantic; Gulf of Maine; Southern New England Coast; Invasive marine species

Sun et. al. (2020). Biocontrol of invasive weeds under climate change: progress, challenges and management. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 38:72-78.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant

Wallace, R. D., Bargeron, C. T. & Reaser, J. K. (2020). Enabling decisions that make a difference: guidance for improving access to and analysis of invasive species information. Biol Invasions, 22:37-45.

Keywords: Management Efficacy; Impact Study; Review; Invasive Plant

Bennett et al. (2021) Climate-Driven Impacts of Exotic Species on Marine Ecosystems. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30(5): 1043–55.

Keywords: Range Expansion; Impact Study; Novel introduction pathways; Climate extremes; Competitiveness; Meta-analyses; Thermal environment

Coville et al. (2021). Identifying high-impact invasive plants likely to shift into northern New England with climate change. Invasive Plant Science and Management.

Keywords: Impact studies, Range expansion; Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa

Diagne et al. (2021). High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide. Nature, 592(7855), pp.571-576.

Keywords: Impact studies; Economic costs of invasive species; Reporting; Global costs

Orbán et al. (2021) The role of disturbance in invasive plant establishment in a changing climate: insights from a drought experiment. Biological Invasions Volume 23, pages 1877–1890

Keywords: Impact studies; Climate extremes; Biological invasion; Climate change; Drought; Seedling emergence; Soil disturbance

Spear et al. (2021). The Invasion Ecology of Sleeper Populations: Prevalence, Persistence, and Abrupt Shifts. BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 357–369.

Keywords: Invasive species; Sleeper species; Persistence; Abrupt shifts; Impact studies; Climate extremes; Biological invasion; Climate change; Competitiveness; Invasive plant; Model; Management efficacy; Risk assessment

Bradley et. al. (2022). Breaking down barriers to consistent, climate-smart risk assessments of invasive plants: a case study of US Northeast states, 2022, Ecosphere

Keywords: Impact studies, Management Efficacy, Invasive plant, Prioritization, State regulation, Risk assessment, Proactive management