Invading the field of climate adaptation

Brewington, L., Rodgers, L. and Greenwood, L., 2024. Recommendations for incorporating invasive species into US climate change adaptation planning and policy. Conservation Science and Practice, 6(9), p.e13210.

Management Efficacy and PolicyNortheast RISCCMarch 4, 2025Policy, Climate adaptation

Pesty stowaways

Lovett, G.M., Weiss, M., Liebhold, A.M., Holmes, T.P., Leung, B., Lambert, K.F., Orwig, D.A., Campbell, F.T., Rosenthal, J., McCullough, D.G., Wildova, R., Ayres, M.P., Canham, C.D., Foster, D.R., LaDeau, S.L. and Weldy, T. (2016), Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options. Ecol Appl, 26: 1437-1455. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-1176

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

Supporting Species Translocations: From Historic Ranges to Suitable Ecosystems

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 2023 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Designation of Experimental Populations. 50 CFR Part 17. Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 126 Rules and Regulations. PDF

What’s our policy? Include climate change!

Bradley, B.A., Beaury, E.M., Fusco, E.J. and Lopez, B.E., 2023. Invasive Species Policy Must Embrace a Changing Climate. BioScience.

Management Efficacy and PolicyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Management, Restoration, Review, Policy, Range Shifts

We are family: close relatives of invasives species are more likely to be invasive themselves

Buonaiuto, D. M., Evans, A. E., Fertakos, M. E., Pfadenhauer, W., Salva, J., & Bradley, B. A. (2023). Phylogenetic relationships of invasive plants are useful criteria for weed risk assessments. Conservation Letters, e12979. PDF

When Policies Collide: The Landscape of Invasive Species Regulations

Reed, E. M. X., Cathey, S., Braswell, C., Agarwal, P., Barney, J. N., Brown, B. L., Heminger, A., Kianmehr, A., Salom, S., Schenk, T., Sharma, G., & Haak, D. C. (2023). The state of play in invasive species policy: Insights from invasive species laws and regulations in 21 US states. Bioscience. PDF.

Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Invasive aquatic, State regulation, Policy, Prioritization, Invasive Plant

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