Tallamy, D. W. (2004). Do alien plants reduce insect biomass?. Conservation Biology, 18(6), 1689-1692. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Invasive Plant

Restoration tradeoff: expanding native grasslands vs. increasing invasive cover

Von Holle. B. and G. Motzkin. 2007. Historical land use and environmental determinants of nonnative plant distribution in coastal southern New England. Biological Conservation 136:33-43. PDF.

Synergies among extinction drivers under global change

Brook, B. W., Sodhi, N. S., & Bradshaw, C. J. (2008). Synergies among extinction drivers under global change. Trends in ecology & evolution, 23(8), 453-460. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Meta-analysis

Impact of native plants on bird and butterfly biodiversity in suburban landscapes

Burghardt, K. T., Tallamy, D. W., & Gregory Shriver, W. (2009). Impact of native plants on bird and butterfly biodiversity in suburban landscapes. Conservation Biology, 23(1), 219-224. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Observation, Invasive Plant, Terrestrial Habitat

Shifting to subtidal sea squirts – marine community transformation under climate change

Dijkstra, Jennifer A., Erica L. Westerman, and Larry G. Harris. “The Effects of Climate Change on Species Composition, Succession and Phenology: A Case Study.” Global Change Biology 17, no. 7 (2011): 2360–69. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02371.x.

Range Expansion, Impact Study, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Tunicates, Sea Squirts

Global change global trade, and the next wave of plant invasions

Bradley, B.A., Blumenthal, D.M., Early, R., Grosholz, E.D., Lawler, J.J., Miller, L.P., Sorte, C.J., D'Antonio, C.M., Diez, J.M., Dukes, J.S. and Ibanez, I., 2012. Global change, global trade, and the next wave of plant invasions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(1), pp.20-28. PDF

Novel PathwaysNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Invasive Plant, Terrestrial Habitat

Costs of living for juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in an increasingly warming and invaded world

Kuehne, L. M., Olden, J. D., & Duda, J. J. (2012). Costs of living for juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in an increasingly warming and invaded world. Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 69(10), 1621-1630. PDF.

Enhancing gardens as habitats for flower‐visiting aerial insects (pollinators): should we plant native or exotic species?

Salisbury, A., Armitage, J., Bostock, H., Perry, J., Tatchell, M., & Thompson, K. (2015). Enhancing gardens as habitats for flower‐visiting aerial insects (pollinators): should we plant native or exotic species?. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52(5), 1156-1164. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Observation, Invasive Plant, Terrestrial Habitat

Impact of native and non-native aquatic plants on methane emission and phytoplankton growth

Grutters, B. M. C., R. C. H. Aben, S. Kosten, and E. S. Bakker. 2017. Impact of native and non-native aquatic plants on methane emission and phytoplankton growth. Aquatic Invasions 12:371–383. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Experiment, Invasive Plant, Aquatic Habitat

Increases in summer temperatures decrease the survival of an invasive forest insect

Mech, A. M., Tobin, P. C., Teskey, R. O., Rhea, J. R.,& Gandhi, K. J. (2018). Increases in summer temperatures decrease the survival of an invasive forest insect. Biological Invasions, 20(2),365-374. PDF.

Nonnative plants reduce population growth of an insectivorous bird

Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra, P.P., 2018. Nonnative plants reduce population growth of an insectivorous bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(45), pp.11549-11554. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Observation, Invasive Plant, Terrestrial Habitat

Save the forests, save the world

Fei, S., Morin, R.S., Oswalt, C.M. and Liebhold, A.M., 2019. Biomass losses resulting from insect and disease invasions in US forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(35), pp.17371-17376.

Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Forest, invasive pest, invasive pathogen, climate change mitigation

Can invasive species replace native species as a resource for birds under climate change? A case study on bird-fruit interactions

Gallinat, A. S., Primack, R. B. & Lloyd-Evans, T. L. (2019). Can invasive species replace native species as a resource for birds under climate change? A case study on bird-fruit interactions.Biological Conservation, 241. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Observation, Invasive Plant

Evidence does not support the targeting of cryptic invaders at the subspecies level using classical biological control: the example of Phragmites.

Kiviat, E. et al. (2019). Evidence does not support the targeting of cryptic invaders at the subspecies level using classical biological control: the example of Phragmites. Biol Invasions 21, 2529–2541. PDF

99 Problems but a niche ain’t one - invasives inhabit the same geography at home and abroad

Liu, C., Wolter, C., Xian, W. and Jeschke, J.M., 2020. Most invasive species largely conserve their climatic niche. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(38), pp.23643-23651. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004289117

‘Hungary’ for information on the interacting impacts of climate change and disturbance

Orbán et al. (2021). The role of disturbance in invasive plant establishment in a changing climate: insights from a drought experiment. Biological Invasions volume 23, pages 1877–1890 (2021). PDF.

Priced out - economic reasons to control invasions

Diagne, C., Leroy, B., Vaissière, A.C., Gozlan, R.E., Roiz, D., Jarić, I., Salles, J.M., Bradshaw, C.J. and Courchamp, F., 2021. High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide. Nature, 592(7855), pp.571-576.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024economic costs of invasive species, reporting, global costs

Current Practices and Future Opportunities for Policy on Climate Change and Invasive Species

Pyke, C.R., Thomas, R., Porter, R.D., Hellmann, J.J., Dukes, J.S., Lodge, D.M. and Chavarria, G., 2008. Current practices and future opportunities for policy on climate change and invasive species. Conservation biology, 22(3), pp.585-592

Novel PathwaysNortheast RISCCSeptember 17, 2024Novel introduction pathways, Review, Impact Study

Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species

Hellmann, J. J., Byers, J. E., Bierwagen, B. G., & Dukes, J. S. (2008). Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species. Conservation biology, 22(3), 534-543. PDF.

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