Summary of Tartaglia & Aronson ““Plant native: comparing biodiversity benefits, ecosystem services provisioning, and plant performance of native and non-native plants in urban horticulture”

Yep, more invasives is not good - relationships between invader abundance and impact

Summary of Bradley et al. (2019) “Disentangling the abundance-impact relationship for invasive species“

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCMay 29, 2025Climate change, Invasive plants, Hotspots, Range Shift

Disentangling a Knotty Problem

Jones, D., Bruce, G., Fowler, M.S. et al. Optimising physiochemical control of invasive Japanese knotweed. Biol Invasions 20, 2091–2105 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1684-5

Climate change in western US deserts: potential for increased wildfire and invasive annual grasses

Abatzoglou, J. T., & Kolden, C. A. (2011). Climate change in western US deserts: potential for increased wildfire and invasive annual grasses. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 64(5), 471-478. PDF.

Methods to test the interactive effects of drought and plant invasion on ecosystem structure and function using complementary common garden and field experiments

Alba, C., NeSmith, J. E., Fahey, C., Angelini, C., & Flory, S. L. (2017). Methods to test the interactive effects of drought and plant invasion on ecosystem structure and function using complementary common garden and field experiments. Ecology and Evolution, 7(5), 1442-1452. PDF.

Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)

Hawkins, C. L., Bacher, S., Essl, F., Hulme, P. E., Jeschke, J. M., Kühn, I., ... & Rabitsch, W. (2015). Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). Diversity and Distributions, 21(11), 1360-1363. PDF.

Novel Pathways, Impact Study, Range ExpansionNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024

Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)

Hawkins, C. L., Bacher, S., Essl, F., Hulme, P. E., Jeschke, J. M., Kühn, I., ... & Rabitsch, W. (2015). Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). Diversity and Distributions, 21(11), 1360-1363. PDF.

Novel Pathways, Range Expansion, Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024

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.

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.

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.

Climate change and invasive species: double jeopardy

Mainka, S. A., & Howard, G. W. (2010). Climate change and invasive species: double jeopardy. Integrative Zoology, 5(2), 102-111. PDF.

Does climatic warming explain why an introduced barnacle finally takes over after a lag of more than 50 years?

Witte, S., Buschbaum, C., van Beusekom, J. E., & Reise, K. (2010). Does climatic warming explain why an introduced barnacle finally takes over after a lag of more than 50 years?. Biological Invasions, 12(10), 3579-3589. PDF.

Does elevated temperature and doubled CO2 increase growth of three potentially invasive plants?

Sheppard S, Stanley MC. (2014) Does elevated temperature and doubled CO2 increase growth of three potentially invasive plants? Invasive Plant Science and Management 7: 237–246. PDF.

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