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Updated on November 11, 2024
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Turbelin A.J., Cuthbert R.N., Essl F., et al. (2023). Biological invasions are as costly as natural hazards. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 21(2), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2023.03.002 Summary The authors utilized global and regional damage cost data (i.e., reported economic losses) for invasive… Read More
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Taylor, S., & Kumar, L. (2016). Will climate change impact the potential distribution of a native vine (Merremia peltata) which is behaving invasively in the Pacific region? Ecology and Evolution, 6(3), 742-754. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1915 Summary Merremia peltata (M. peltata) is a woody vine… Read More
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Taylor, S. & Kumar, L. (2014). Climate change and weed impacts on small island ecosystems: Lantana camara L. (Magnoliopside: Verbenaceae) distribution in Fiji. Pacific Science, 68(1), 117-133. https://doi.org/10.2984/68.1.11 Summary Island ecosystems in the Pacific are particularly vulnerable to… Read More
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Shiels, A.B., Ramírez de Arellano, G.E., & Shiels, L. (2022). Invasive rodent responses to experimental and natural hurricanes with implications for global climate change. Ecosphere, 13(12), e4307, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4307 Summary Tropical storms (hurricanes/typhoons) are expected to increase in severity… Read More
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Sugiura, S. (2009). Seasonal fluctuation of invasive flatworm predation pressure on land snails: Implications for the range expansion and impacts of invasive species. Biological Conservation, 142, 3013-3019. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.07.032 Summary Platydemus manokwari is a large predatory flatworm that was… Read More
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Colberg, E.M., Morelli, T.L., Brown-Lima, C.J. (2024). Guidelines for Climate-Smart Invasive Species Management for the Northeast. Northeast RISCC Management Network. https://doi.org/10.7298/2nqt-1s83 Summary Climate change and invasive species pose challenges to the planning and implementation of ecosystem management and… Read More
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Brewington, L.B., Rodgers, L., Greenwood, L. (2024). Recommendations for incorporating invasive species into U.S. climate change adaptation planning and policy. Conservation Science and Practice, 2024:e13210 , 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13210 Summary A subcommittee of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) conducted… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
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Langhammer, Penny F., Bull, J.W., Bicknell, J.E., et al. (2024) The positive impact of conservation action. Science, 384, 453-458. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj6598 Summary The authors conducted a global meta-analysis of 186 studies dating back to 1890 which included 665 trials to… Read More
Updated on September 19, 2024
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The Pacific RISA Team recently took a field day to volunteer with the Army Natural Resources Program on Oʻahu (ANRPO) in the Wai‘anae Mountains, where we got to see firsthand what it takes to manage and restore some… Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, Media, News Tags: army, climate, climate change, conservation, invasive species, kahuli
Invasive species are a significant threat to climate-preparedness and resilience, according to a new white paper prepared for the US Department of the Interior by the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). The paper, Invasive Species Threaten the Success… Read More
Tag: invasive species
Biological invasions are as costly as natural hazards
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Turbelin A.J., Cuthbert R.N., Essl F., et al. (2023). Biological invasions are as costly as natural hazards. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 21(2), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2023.03.002 Summary The authors utilized global and regional damage cost data (i.e., reported economic losses) for invasive… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, invasive species, policy
Will climate change impact the potential distribution of a native vine?
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Taylor, S., & Kumar, L. (2016). Will climate change impact the potential distribution of a native vine (Merremia peltata) which is behaving invasively in the Pacific region? Ecology and Evolution, 6(3), 742-754. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1915 Summary Merremia peltata (M. peltata) is a woody vine… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate, invasive species, Pacific Islands
Climate change and weed impacts on small island ecosystems
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Taylor, S. & Kumar, L. (2014). Climate change and weed impacts on small island ecosystems: Lantana camara L. (Magnoliopside: Verbenaceae) distribution in Fiji. Pacific Science, 68(1), 117-133. https://doi.org/10.2984/68.1.11 Summary Island ecosystems in the Pacific are particularly vulnerable to… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, invasive species, Pacific Islands
Invasive rodent responses to experimental and natural hurricanes
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Shiels, A.B., Ramírez de Arellano, G.E., & Shiels, L. (2022). Invasive rodent responses to experimental and natural hurricanes with implications for global climate change. Ecosphere, 13(12), e4307, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4307 Summary Tropical storms (hurricanes/typhoons) are expected to increase in severity… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, extreme events, invasive species
Seasonal fluctuation of invasive flatworm predation pressure on land snails
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Sugiura, S. (2009). Seasonal fluctuation of invasive flatworm predation pressure on land snails: Implications for the range expansion and impacts of invasive species. Biological Conservation, 142, 3013-3019. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.07.032 Summary Platydemus manokwari is a large predatory flatworm that was… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, invasive species, Pacific Islands
Guidelines for Climate-Smart Invasive Species Management for the Northeast
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Colberg, E.M., Morelli, T.L., Brown-Lima, C.J. (2024). Guidelines for Climate-Smart Invasive Species Management for the Northeast. Northeast RISCC Management Network. https://doi.org/10.7298/2nqt-1s83 Summary Climate change and invasive species pose challenges to the planning and implementation of ecosystem management and… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, invasive species
Incorporating Invasive Species into Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Policy
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Brewington, L.B., Rodgers, L., Greenwood, L. (2024). Recommendations for incorporating invasive species into U.S. climate change adaptation planning and policy. Conservation Science and Practice, 2024:e13210 , 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13210 Summary A subcommittee of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) conducted… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, invasive species, policy
The Positive Impact of Conservation Action
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Langhammer, Penny F., Bull, J.W., Bicknell, J.E., et al. (2024) The positive impact of conservation action. Science, 384, 453-458. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj6598 Summary The authors conducted a global meta-analysis of 186 studies dating back to 1890 which included 665 trials to… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, conservation, invasive species
Climate Change and Endangered Species Conservation in the Wai‘anae Mountains
Updated on September 19, 2024 by pacrisa
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The Pacific RISA Team recently took a field day to volunteer with the Army Natural Resources Program on Oʻahu (ANRPO) in the Wai‘anae Mountains, where we got to see firsthand what it takes to manage and restore some… Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, Media, News Tags: army, climate, climate change, conservation, invasive species, kahuli
Invasive Species Threaten US Climate Change Resilience
Updated on March 18, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Invasive species are a significant threat to climate-preparedness and resilience, according to a new white paper prepared for the US Department of the Interior by the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). The paper, Invasive Species Threaten the Success… Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, News Tags: climate change, conservation, governance, invasive species, sustainability
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