Host utilization, reproductive biology, and development of the larval parasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi as influenced by temperature

Duan, J. J., Schmude, J. M., Wang, X.-Y., Watt, T. J., & Bauer, L. S. (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. PDF.

Rapid evolution of insects to global environmental change: conceptual issues and empirical gaps

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

Impact Study, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review

Short-term responses to warming vary between native vs. exotic species and with latitude in an early successional plant community

Welshofer, K. B., Zarnetske, P. L., Lany, N. K., & Read, Q. D. (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. PDF.

Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis

Eldridge, D. J., Bowker, M. A., Maestre, F. T., Roger, E., Reynolds, J. F., & Whitford, W. G. (2011). Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis. Ecology Letters, 14(7), 709-722. PDF.

Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Meta-analysis, Invasive Plant, Terrestrial Habitat

Plant community responses to simultaneous changes in temperature, nitrogen availability, and invasion

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

The Nebulous Ecology of Native Invasions

Nackley, L. L., West, A. G., Skowno, A. L., & Bond, W. J. (2017). The Nebulous Ecology of Native Invasions. Trends in ecology & evolution. PDF.

Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review

Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

Pecl, G. T., Araujo, M. B., Bell, J., Blanchard, J., Bonebrake, T. C., Chen, I., Clark, T. D., Colwell, R. K., Danielsen, F., Evengard, B., Robinson, S. et al (2017). Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Science, 355 (6332), 1-9. PDF.

Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review

Not All Roads Lead to Rome: A Meta-analysis of Invasive Plant Impact Methodology

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

Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Meta-analysis, Invasive Plant

Experimental drought and plant invasion additively suppress primary pine species of southeastern US forests

NeSmith, J. E., Alba, C., & Flory, S. L. (2018). Experimental drought and plant invasion additively suppress primary pine species of southeastern US forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 411, 158-165. PDF.

Pining for pine barrens

Heuss, M., D’Amato, A. W., & Dodds, K. J. (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. PDF

Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Dendroctonus frontalis, Pinus rigida, Pine barrens

Cities “wake up” sleeper species

Frank, S. D., & Just, M. G. (2020). Can Cities Activate Sleeper Species and Predict Future Forest Pests? A Case Study of Scale Insects. Insects, 11(3), 142. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11030142.

Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Latent Invasive Species, Urban, Warming

Supporting proactive management in the context of climate change: prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants based on impact

Rockwell-Postel, M., Laginhas, B.B. & Bradley, B.A. Supporting proactive management in the context of climate change: prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants based on impact. Biol Invasions (2020). PDF.

Impact Study, Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Model, Invasive Plant

Research Summary: Northern Exposure - a dirty (two) dozen high-impact invasive plants headed our way

Coville, W., Griffin, B.J. and Bradley, B.A., Identifying high-impact invasive plants likely to shift into northern New England with climate change. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 2021

High-impact invasive plants expanding into mid-Atlantic states

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

Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Invasive Plant

Fizzing out: Increasing CO2 levels diminish biocontrol of invasive tropical soda apple

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 PDF.

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.

Insects & pathogens eat into our (carbon) savings

Quirion BR, Domke GM, Walters BF, Lovett GM, Fargione JE, Greenwood L, et al. (2021). Insect and Disease Disturbances Correlate With Reduced Carbon Sequestration in Forests of the Contiguous United States. Front For Glob Chang. 4:1–10. PDF.

What’s on the menu? Climate-smart invasive species management!

E.M. Colberg, T.L. Morelli, & C.J. Brown-Lima (2024). Guidelines for Climate-Smart Invasive Species Management for the Northeast. NE RISCC Management Network. https://doi.org/10.7298/2nqt-1s83

Classification of Non-Indigenous Species Based on Their Impacts: Considerations for Application in Marine Management

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

Herbicide effectiveness in controlling invasive plants under elevated CO2: Sufficient evidence to rethink weeds management

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.050. (PDF)

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