Research Summaries

Research summaries are short descriptions of research papers relevant for natural resources management that consider invasive species and climate change, including key take home points and practical implications. Sign up for the NE RISCC listserv to receive email updates of research summaries (sent every other Wednesday). Research summaries address NE RISCC’s goal of translating science for practice. For more in-depth syntheses, check out our Research to Practice papers.

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Posts tagged sleeper species

Hot Birds Disperse More Non-Native Seeds

Deshpande, P., Johansson, N., Kluen, E., Lehikoinen, A., & Thorogood, R. (2024). Changing bird migration patterns have potential to enhance dispersal of alien plants from urban centres. Global Change Biology, 30(11), e17572. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17572

Climate Change, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCJuly 29, 2026Invasive plants, phenology, frugivory, migratory birds, seed dispersal, urban ecology, Climate change, sleeper species

Don't Wake the Sleeper Species!

Michael J Spear, Jake R Walsh, Anthony Ricciardi, M Jake Vander Zanden, The Invasion Ecology of Sleeper Populations: Prevalence, Persistence, and Abrupt Shifts, BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 357–369, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa168.

Competitiveness, Impact Study, Climate Extremes, Climate Change, Management Efficacy and PolicyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Invasive species, sleeper species, persistence, model, Biological Invasion, Invasive Plant, Risk Assessment

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