Down but not out: Recovery and growth differences between native and non-native marine algae

Kraemer, G., Yarish, C., Kim, J. K., Zhang, H., & Lin, S. (2017). Life history interactions between the red algae Chondrus crispus (Gigartinales) and Grateloupia turuturu (Halymeniales) in a changing global environment. Phycologia, 56(2), 176-185. https://doi.org/10.2216/16-72.1

Climate Extremes, Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCMay 19, 2026Climate extremes, range expansion, Changing Biotic Interactions, chondrus crispus, grateloupia toruturu, Long Island Sound, Conneticut, Macroalgal species richness, Hurricane

When Species Drift Our Terms Must Shift

Fusco, Emily J., Bryan G. Falk, Paul J. Heimowitz, Deah Lieurance, Elliott W. Parsons, Cait M. Rottler, Lindsey L. Thurman, and Annette E. Evans. "The emerging invasive species and climate-change lexicon." Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2024).

CompetitivenessNortheast RISCCMarch 31, 2026range expansion, Changing Biotic Interactions, Competitiveness, terminology, framework

Biocontrol and Climate Change

Evans, A.E., W.G. Pfadenhauer, D.M. Buonaiuto, M.E. Fertakos, C.J. Brown-Lima, T.L. Morelli. 2025. The future of biocontrol in the Anthropocene: A review of climate change impacts on biocontrol agents and their targets. Ecological Applications, 35, e70088.

Management Efficacy and PolicyNortheast RISCCFebruary 24, 2026Management efficacy, Changing Biotic Interactions, Biological control, Biocontrol, Meta-analysis, temperature effects

Multiple Stressors Make for Complex Impacts

Denley, D., A. Metaxas, and K. Fennel. 2019. Community composition influences the population growth and ecological impact of invasive species in response to climate change. Oecologia 189:537–548. PDF

Climate Extremes, Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Changing Biotic Interactions, Invasive Marine Species, Population Dynamics, Northwest Atlantic

Out of the blue: New nuisance neonative may invade the Gulf of Maine

Johnson, David S. “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.

Range Expansion, CompetitivenessNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Callinectes sapidus, Blue Crab, Gulf of Maine, Nuisance Neonative, Changing Biotic Interactions

Multiple Stressors Make for Complex Impacts

Denley, D., A. Metaxas, and K. Fennel. 2019. Community composition influences the population growth and ecological impact of invasive species in response to climate change. Oecologia 189:537–548. PDF.

Climate Extremes, Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Invasive Marine Species, Population Dynamics, Northwest Atlantic, Changing Biotic Interactions

Hitting snooze on sleeper species

O’Uhuru, A. C., Morelli, T. L., Evans, A. E., Salva, J. D., & Bradley, B. A. (2024). Identifying new invasive plants in the face of climate change: a focus on sleeper species. Biological Invasions, 1-13. PDF.

CompetitivenessNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024kudzu, sleeper species, Changing Biotic Interactions, Risk Assessment, Spiraea, Wisteria

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