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A recent white paper, co-authored by Pacific RISA’s Laura Brewington and the U.S. Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) highlights the critical importance of islands to the United States, and the harmful impacts that invasive species have on them…. Read More
This February, the Pacific RISA team traveled to Palau for a week to support the co-development of climate services and products that are locally relevant, impact-driven, support sector-based decision making, and to build local capacity to access and… Read More
Posted on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Vorsino, A.E., Fortini, L.B., Amidon, F.A., et al. (2014). Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants under Current and Future Climates. PLOS One, 9(5), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095427 Summary Invasive plants that modify ecosystems can harm native biodiversity and… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
by Laura Brewington
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Zabin, C.J., Jurgens, L.J., Bible, J.M., et al. (2022). Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20(5), 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2471 Summary Extreme Climatic Events (ECEs) are rare, high-impact events such… Read More
Posted on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Fortini, L.B., Jacobi, J.D. (2018). Identifying Opportunities for Long-Lasting Habitat Conservation and Restoration in Hawaii’s Shifting Climate, Regional Environmental Change, 18, 2391-2402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1342-6 Summary Knowing how major vegetation types (biomes) might shift in a landscape as the climate… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
by Laura Brewington
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Shiels, A.B., Lombard, C.D., Shiels, L., & Hillis-Starr, Z. (2020). Invasive rat establishment and changes in small mammal populations on Caribbean Islands following two hurricanes. Global Ecology and Conservation, 22, e00986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00986 Summary Small mammals, such as mice and… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
by Laura Brewington
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Diaz, R., Manrique, V., He, Z., Overholt, W.A. (2012). Effect of elevated CO2 on tropical soda apple and its biological control agent Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 22, 763-776. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2012.688194 Summary Biological control agents can… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
by Laura Brewington
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Diez J.M., D’Antonio C.M., Dukes J.S., Grosholz E.D., Olden J.D., Sorte C.J., Blumenthal D.M., Bradley B.A., Early R., Ibáñez I., Jones S.J., Lawler J.J., & Miller L.P. (2012). Will extreme climatic events facilitate biological invasions? Frontiers in Ecology… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
by Laura Brewington
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Wehi, P.M., Kamelamela, K.L., Whyte K., Watene, K., Reo N. (2023). Contribution of Indigenous Peoples’ understandings and relational frameworks to invasive alien species management. People and Nature, 5(5), 1403-1414. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10508 Summary Mainstream management approaches often focus on the… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
by Laura Brewington
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IPBES (2023). Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Roy, H.E., Pauchard, A., Stoett, P., and Renard Truong, T. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.743068… Read More
Tag: climate change
New Publication on Islands and Invasive Species
Updated on April 3, 2025 by Laura Brewington
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A recent white paper, co-authored by Pacific RISA’s Laura Brewington and the U.S. Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) highlights the critical importance of islands to the United States, and the harmful impacts that invasive species have on them…. Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, News Tags: climate change, invasive species
Advancing Climate Services for Food Production in Palau
Updated on March 30, 2025 by Laura Brewington
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This February, the Pacific RISA team traveled to Palau for a week to support the co-development of climate services and products that are locally relevant, impact-driven, support sector-based decision making, and to build local capacity to access and… Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, News Tags: agriculture, climate change, Dashboards, Palau, Taro
Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants
Posted on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Vorsino, A.E., Fortini, L.B., Amidon, F.A., et al. (2014). Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants under Current and Future Climates. PLOS One, 9(5), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095427 Summary Invasive plants that modify ecosystems can harm native biodiversity and… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, Hawaii, invasive species
Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Zabin, C.J., Jurgens, L.J., Bible, J.M., et al. (2022). Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20(5), 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2471 Summary Extreme Climatic Events (ECEs) are rare, high-impact events such… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, conservation, extreme events, invasive species
Long-Lasting Habitat Conservation and Restoration in Hawaii’s Shifting Climate
Posted on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Fortini, L.B., Jacobi, J.D. (2018). Identifying Opportunities for Long-Lasting Habitat Conservation and Restoration in Hawaii’s Shifting Climate, Regional Environmental Change, 18, 2391-2402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1342-6 Summary Knowing how major vegetation types (biomes) might shift in a landscape as the climate… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, conservation, invasive species
Invasive rat establishment following two hurricanes
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Shiels, A.B., Lombard, C.D., Shiels, L., & Hillis-Starr, Z. (2020). Invasive rat establishment and changes in small mammal populations on Caribbean Islands following two hurricanes. Global Ecology and Conservation, 22, e00986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00986 Summary Small mammals, such as mice and… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, extreme events, invasive species
Effect of elevated CO2 on tropical soda apple and its biological control agent
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Diaz, R., Manrique, V., He, Z., Overholt, W.A. (2012). Effect of elevated CO2 on tropical soda apple and its biological control agent Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 22, 763-776. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2012.688194 Summary Biological control agents can… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, invasive species
Will extreme climatic events facilitate biological invasions?
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Diez J.M., D’Antonio C.M., Dukes J.S., Grosholz E.D., Olden J.D., Sorte C.J., Blumenthal D.M., Bradley B.A., Early R., Ibáñez I., Jones S.J., Lawler J.J., & Miller L.P. (2012). Will extreme climatic events facilitate biological invasions? Frontiers in Ecology… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, extreme events, invasive species
Indigenous Peoples’ relational frameworks to invasive species management
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Wehi, P.M., Kamelamela, K.L., Whyte K., Watene, K., Reo N. (2023). Contribution of Indigenous Peoples’ understandings and relational frameworks to invasive alien species management. People and Nature, 5(5), 1403-1414. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10508 Summary Mainstream management approaches often focus on the… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, Indigenous knowledge, invasive species
Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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IPBES (2023). Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Roy, H.E., Pauchard, A., Stoett, P., and Renard Truong, T. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.743068… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, invasive species
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