Hot and happy? The future of invasive plant abundance in the eastern U.S.

Evans AE., Jarnevich C., Beaury EM., Teich N., Engelstad P., LaRoe J., Bradley BA. Shifting hotspots: Climate change projected to drive contractions and expansions of invasive plant abundance habitats. (2024). Diversity and Distributions, 30, 41–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13787

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

Ornamental invaders are too close for comfort

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.

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024horticulture, ornamental plant, range expansion, Invasive Plant

You take the high road and they’ll take the low road, but non-natives will get there afore ye

Bradley BA, Beaury EM, Gallardo B, Ibáñez I, Jarnevich C, Morelli TL, Sofaer HR, Sorte CJB, Vilà M (2024) Observed and Potential Range Shifts of Native and Nonnative Species with Climate Change. Annual Reviews in Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics PDF

Acclimation effects on thermal tolerances of springtails from sub-Antarctic Marion Island: indigenous and invasive species

Slabber, S., Worland, M. R., Leinaas, H. P., & Chown, S. L. (2007). Acclimation effects on thermal tolerances of springtails from sub-Antarctic Marion Island: indigenous and invasive species. Journal of Insect Physiology, 53(2), 113-125. PDF.

CompetitivenessNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Experiment, Invasive Invertebrate, Terrestrial Habitat

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.

Hot and hungry: Climate warming increases overwintering survival and enhances herbivory of alligator weed flea beetles.

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. 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.

The right place in the night time - Nighttime warming affects relative growth of native versus invasive plants

Su, J.-Q., Han, X., & Chen, B.-M. (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.

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.

Colliding Forces: Climate Change, Land-Use, and Invasions Fuel Insect Loss

Gossner MM, Menzel F, Simons NK. 2023. Less overall, but more of the same: drivers of insect population trends lead to community homogenization. Biology Letters 19: 20230007. Open access article.

Competitiveness, Climate ChangeNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Native Insects, Land Use Change, Invasive Species

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.

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

What managers want from invasive species research versus what they get

Matzek, V., Pujalet, M., & Cresci, S. (2015). What managers want from invasive species research versus what they get. Conservation Letters, 8(1), 33-40. PDF.

Management Efficacy and PolicyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024

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)

Incorporating climate change into invasive species management: insights from managers

Beaury, E. M., Fusco, E. J., Jackson, M. R., Laginhas, B. B., Morelli, T. L., Allen, J. M., Pasquarella, V. J., Bradley, B. A. (2019). Incorporating climate change into invasive species management: insights from managers. Biol Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-019-02087-6.

Management Efficacy and PolicyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Invasive species management

Management priorities for marine invasive species

Giakoumi, S., Katsanevakis, S., Albano, P. G., Azzurro, E., Cardoso, A. C., Cebrian, E., Deidun, A., Edelist, D., Francour, P., Jimenez, C., Mačić, V., Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., Rilov, G., & Sghaier, Y. R. (2019). Management priorities for marine invasive species. Science of The Total Environment, 688, 976–982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.282

Non-native marine fishes in Florida: Updated checklist, population status and early detection/rapid response

Schofield, P., & Akins, L. (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. PDF.

When misconceptions impede best practices: evidence supports biological control of invasive Phragmites

Blossey, B., Endriss, S.B., Casagrande, R., Häfliger, P., Hinz, H., Dávalos, A., Brown-Lima, C., Tewksbury, L, & Bourchier, R.S. (2020). When misconceptions impede best practices: evidence supports biological control of invasive Phragmites. Biological Invasions, 22, 872–883. PDF.

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