Resilience to climate change: translating principles into practice

Morecroft, M.D., Crick, H.Q.P., Duffield, S.J. and Macgregor, N.A. (2012), Resilience to climate change: translating principles into practice. Journal of Applied Ecology, 49: 547-551. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02136.x

Climate ExtremesBethany BradleyNovember 19, 2024Management Efficacy

Worming their way into your forests?

Eisenhauer, N., Stefanski, A., Fisichelli, N. et al. (2014). Warming shifts ‘worming’: effects of experimental warming on invasive earthworms in northern North America. Sci Rep 4, 6890. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep06890. PDF.

Synergy of extreme drought and shrub invasion reduce ecosystem functioning and resilience in water-limited climates

Caldeira, M. C., Lecomte, X., David, T. S., Pinto, J. G., Bugalho, M. N., & Werner, C. (2015). Synergy of extreme drought and shrub invasion reduce ecosystem functioning and resilience in water-limited climates. Scientific reports, 5, 15110. PDF.

The frying pan and the fire: Megadisturbances are threatening the resilience of forest ecosystems to climate change

Millar, C.I., and Stephenson, N.L. Temperate forest health in an era of emerging megadisturbances. Science 349, 6250. 823 – 826. (2015). PDF

Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States

Kolb, T. E., Fettig, C. J., Ayres, M. P., Bentz, B. J., Hicke, J. A., Mathiasen, R., ... & Weed, A. S. (2016). Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States. Forest Ecology and Management, 380, 321-334. PDF.

Climate Extremes, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Invasive Invertebrate, Terrestrial Habitat

Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities

Fahey, C., Angelini, C., & Flory, S. L. (2018). Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities. Ecology, 99(12), 2692-2702. PDF.

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.

Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time

Alba, C., Fahey, C., & Flory, S. L. (2019). Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time. Ecology, e02859. 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

Biocontrol in the Freezer: Extreme cold induces greater mortality in EAB biocontrol agents than in EAB larvae

Duan et al. 2020. Effects of Extreme Low Winter Temperatures on the Overwintering Survival of the Introduced Larval Parasitoids Spathius galinaeand Tetrastichus planipennisi: Implications for Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology 113, 1145 – 1151. (2020).

Climate-Driven Impacts of Exotic Species on Marine Ecosystems

Bennett, Scott, Julia Santana‐Garcon, Núria Marbà, Gabriel Jorda, Andrea Anton, Eugenia T. Apostolaki, Just Cebrian, et al. “Climate-Driven Impacts of Exotic Species on Marine Ecosystems.” Global Ecology and Biogeography 30, no. 5 (2021): 1043–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13283.

Some Like it Sour: Effects of Ocean Acidification and Other Stressors on Growth Rates of an Invasive Red Alga

Young, C. S., and C. J. Gobler. 2021. Coastal ocean acidification and nitrogen loading facilitate invasions of the non-indigenous red macroalga, Dasysiphonia japonica. Biological Invasions 23:1367–1391.

Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events

Zabin, C.J., Jurgens, L.J., Bible, J.M., Patten, M.V., Chang, A.L., Grosholz, E.D. and Boyer, K.E., 2022. Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 20(5): 310–318, doi:10.1002/fee.2471

Hedging our bets for effective restoration

Svejcar, L.N., Davies, K.W. and Ritchie, A.L., 2023. Ecological restoration in the age of apocalypse. Global Change Biology. PDF

Plants in a warmer world

Walther, G. R. (2003). Plants in a warmer world. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 6(3), 169-185. PDF.

Does global change increase the success of biological invaders?

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Climate Extremes, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Invasive Plant

Integrated Monitoring and Information Systems for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species in a Changing Climate

Lee Ii H, Reusser DA, Olden JD, Smith SS, Graham J, Burkett V, Dukes JS, Piorkowski RJ, Mcphedran J. 2008. Integrated Monitoring and Information Systems for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species in a Changing Climate. Conservation Biology 22:575–584. PDF.

Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species

Rahel, F. J., & Olden, J. D. (2008). Assessing the effects of climate change on aquatic invasive species. Conservation biology, 22(3), 521-533. PDF.

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

Climate change and plant invasions: restoration opportunities ahead?

Bradley, Bethany A., Michael Oppenheimer, and David S. Wilcove. "Climate change and plant invasions: restoration opportunities ahead?." Global Change Biology 15.6 (2009): 1511-1521. PDF.

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

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