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.

Harder, better, faster, stronger. Climate change enhances the spread and impacts of an invasive thistle by advancing reproductive phenology

Keller, J. A., and K. Shea. 2021. Warming and shifting phenology accelerate an invasive plant life cycle. Ecology. 102(1):e03219. 10.1002/ecy.3219

Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024phenology, shifting seasons, demography, Annualism

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.

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.

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.

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

Persecuting, protecting, or ignoring biodiversity under climate change

Scheffers, B and G. Pecl (2019). Persecuting, protecting, or ignoring biodiversity under climate change. Nature Climate Change (9) 581-586. PDF.

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review

Getting pestier: Climate change is increasing impacts from forest pests

Simler-Williamson, A. B., Rizzo, D. M., & Cobb, R. C. (2019). Interacting effects of global change on forest pest and pathogen dynamics. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 50, 381-403.

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

Adjusting the lens of invasion biology to focus on the impacts of climate-driven range shifts

Wallingford, P. D./Morelli, T. L., Allen, J. M., Beaury, E. M., Blumenthal, D. M., Bradley, B. A., Dukes, J. S., Early, R., Fusco, E. J., Goldberg, D. E., Ibáñez , I., Laginhas, B. B., Vilà, M., Sorte, C. J. B. (2020). Adjusting the lens of invasion biology to focus on the impacts of climate-driven range shifts. Nature Climate Change, 10, 398–405. PDF.

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Range Shift

Getting IN the HABIT of proactive invasive plant management

Young, N. E., Jarnevich, C. S., Sofaer, H. R., Pearse, I., Sullivan, J., Engelstad, P., & Stohlgren, T. J. (2020). A modeling workflow that balances automation and human intervention to inform invasive plant management decisions at multiple spatial scales. PloS one, 15(3), e0229253.

Good (de)fences make good neighbors

Beaury, E.M., Fusco, E.J., Allen, J.M. and Bradley, B.A., 2021. Plant regulatory lists in the United States are reactive and inconsistent. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(9), pp.1957-1966.

Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Management, Policy, Invasive Plant, Risk/Monitoring, Range Shift

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