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

Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change

Bradley, B. A., Blumenthal, D. M., Wilcove, D. S., & Ziska, L. H. (2010). Predicting plant invasions in an era of global change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 25(5), 310-318. PDF.

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.

Thoreau demonstrates invasive plants ahead of their time when it comes to responding to climate change

Willis CG, Ruhfel BR, Primack RB, Miller-Rushing AJ, Losos JB, Davis CC (2010). Favorable Climate Change Response Explains Non-Native Species' Success in Thoreau's Woods. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8878. PDF.

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

Does global change increase the success of biological invaders?

Dukes, J. S., & Mooney, H. A. (1999). Does global change increase the success of biological invaders?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 14(4), 135-139. PDF.

Range Expansion, CompetitivenessNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review, Invasive Plant

More barbs in more places, that’s the power of AT&T(histle)

Zhang, R., Post, E. & Shea, K. Warming leads to divergent responses but similarly improved performance of two invasive thistles. Popul Ecol 54, 583–589 (2012).

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.

Poised to prosper? A cross-system comparison of climate change effects on native and non-native species performance

Sorte, C. J., Ibáñez, I., Blumenthal, D. M., Molinari, N. A., Miller, L. P., Grosholz, E. D., ... & Dukes, J. S. (2013). Poised to prosper? A cross‐system comparison of climate change effects on native and non‐native species performance. Ecology Letters, 16(2), 261-270. PDF.

Competitiveness, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Meta-analysis, Invasive Plant

Disturbing the forest: climate change and pests are leaving us with a younger forest

Weed, A.S., Ayers, M.P., & Hicke, J.A. (2013). Consequences of climate change for biotic disturbances in North American forests. Ecological Monographs, 83(4), 441–470.

Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Forest pests, Invasive invertebrates, Review, Terrestrial Habitat

Evolutionary responses to global change: lessons from invasive species

Moran, E. V., & Alexander, J. M. (2014). Evolutionary responses to global change: lessons from invasive species. Ecology Letters, 17(5), 637-649. PDF.

Competitiveness, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Range Expansion, Observation

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.

Phenological niches and the future of invaded ecosystems with climate change

Wolkovich, E. M., & Cleland, E. E. (2014). Phenological niches and the future of invaded ecosystems with climate change. AoB Plants, 6, plu013. PDF.

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

Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass

Mozdzer, T. J., Caplan, J. S., Hager, R. N., Proffitt, C. E., & Meyerson, L. A. (2016). Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass. Biological invasions, 18(9), 2649-2660. PDF.

Outbreak of an undetected invasive species triggered by a climate anomaly

Walsh, J.R., Munoz S.E., & Vander Zanden, M.J. 2016. Outbreak of an undetected invasive species triggered by a climate anomaly. Ecosphere 7(12):e01628. PDF.

Climate change will increase the naturalization risk from garden plants in Europe

Dullinger, I., Wessely, J., Bossdorf, O., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Gattringer, A., Klonner, G., Kreft, H., Kuttner, M., Moser, D., Pergl, J., Pysek, P., Thullier, W., van Kleunen, M., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., & Dullinger, S. 2017. Climate change will increase the naturalization risk from garden plants in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26: 43–53. PDF.

Do invasive alien plants benefit more from global environmental change than native plants?

Liu, Y., Oduor, A. M., Zhang, Z., Manea, A., Tooth, I. M., Leishman, M. R., ... & Kleunen, M. (2017). Do invasive alien plants benefit more from global environmental change than native plants?. Global change biology, 23(8), 3363-3370. 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.

Tree seedling responses to multiple environmental stresses: Interactive effects of soil warming, nitrogen fertilization, and plant invasion

Wheeler, J. A., Frey, S. D., and Stinson, K. A. (2017). Tree seedling responses to multiple environmental stresses: Interactive effects of soil warming, nitrogen fertilization, and plant invasion. Forest Ecology and Management 403: 44–51. PDF.

Host utilization, reproductive biology, and development of the larval parasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi as influenced by temperature

Duan, J. J., Schmude, J. M., Wang, X.-Y., Watt, T. J., & Bauer, L. S. (2018). Host utilization, reproductive biology, and development of the larval parasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi as influenced by temperature: Implications for biological control of the emerald ash borer in North America. Biological Control, 125, 50-56. PDF.

Rapid evolution of insects to global environmental change: conceptual issues and empirical gaps

Garnas, J. R. (2018). Rapid evolution of insects to global environmental change: conceptual issues and empirical gaps. Current Opinion in Insect Science. PDF.

Impact Study, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Review

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