Responses of insect pests, pathogens, and invasive plant species to climate change in the forests of northeastern North America: What can we predict?

Dukes, J. S., Pontius, J., Orwig, D., Garnas, J. R., Rodgers, V. L., Brazee, N., ... & Ehrenfeld, J. (2009). Responses of insect pests, pathogens, and invasive plant species to climate change in the forests of northeastern North America: What can we predict? 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. PDF.

Range Expansion, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Terrestrial Habitat

Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change

Bradley, B. A., Blumenthal, D. M., Wilcove, D. S., & Ziska, L. H. (2010). Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 25(5), 310-318. PDF.

Does global change increase the success of biological invaders?

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

Range Expansion, CompetitivenessNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Invasive Plant

Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass

Mozdzer, T. J., Caplan, J. S., Hager, R. N., Proffitt, C. E., & Meyerson, L. A. (2016). Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass. Biological invasions, 18(9), 2649-2660. PDF.

Climate change will increase the naturalization risk from garden plants in Europe

Dullinger, I., Wessely, J., Bossdorf, O., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Gattringer, A., Klonner, G., Kreft, H., Kuttner, M., Moser, D., Pergl, J., Pysek, P., Thullier, W., van Kleunen, M., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., & Dullinger, S. 2017. Climate change will increase the naturalization risk from garden plants in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26: 43–53. PDF.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Heads North

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

Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species

Hellmann, J. J., Byers, J. E., Bierwagen, B. G., & Dukes, J. S. (2008). Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species. Conservation biology, 22(3), 534-543. PDF.

Novel Pathways, Range Expansion, CompetitivenessNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review

Climate suitability and management of the gypsy moth invasion into Canada

Régnière, J., Nealis, V. and Porter, K., 2008. Climate suitability and management of the gypsy moth invasion into Canada. In Ecological Impacts of Non-Native Invertebrates and Fungi on Terrestrial Ecosystems (pp. 135-148). Springer, Dordrecht. PDF.

Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change

Bradley, B. A., Blumenthal, D. M., Wilcove, D. S., & Ziska, L. H. (2010). Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 25(5), 310-318. PDF.

Marine range shifts and species introductions: comparative spread rates and community impacts

Sorte, C. J. B., Williams, S. L., & Carlton, J. T. (2010). Marine range shifts and species introductions: comparative spread rates and community impacts. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19, 303-316. PDF

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Meta-analysis, Aquatic Habitat

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

The natives are restless, but not often and mostly when disturbed

Simberloff, D., Souza, L., Nunez, M. A., Barrios-Garcia, M. N., & Bunn, W. (2012). The natives are restless, but not often and mostly when disturbed. Ecology, 93(3), 598-607. PDF.

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Invasive Plant

Tolerant species make good invaders

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

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Invasive Plant, Terrestrial Habitat, Model

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.

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.

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.

Katz, D. S., & Ibáñez, I. (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. PDF.

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Observational, Invasive Plant, Terrestrial Habitat

Species range expansion constrains the ecological niches of resident butterflies

Audusseau, H., Le Vaillant M., Janz, N., Nylin, S., Karlsson, B., & Schmucki, R. (2017). Species range expansion constrains the ecological niches of resident butterflies. Journal of Biogeography, 44, 28-38. PDF.

Potential invasives, or long-lost neighbors? Pros and cons of managed relocation of southern plants to New England

Bellemare, J., B. Connolly, and D. F. Sax. 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.

Cold tolerance and invasive potential of the redbay ambrosiabeetle (Xyleborus glabratus) in the eastern United States

Formby,J. P., Rodgers, J. C., Koch, F. H., Krishnan, N., Duerr, D. A., & Riggins,J. J. (2017). Cold tolerance and invasive potential of the redbay ambrosiabeetle (Xyleborus glabratus) in the eastern United States. Biological Invasions, 1-13. PDF.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Heads North

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

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