scholarly journals Will climate change increase the risk of plant invasions into mountains?

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 530-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blaise Petitpierre ◽  
Keith McDougall ◽  
Tim Seipel ◽  
Olivier Broennimann ◽  
Antoine Guisan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Plant Invasions

Will Climate Change Promote Alien Plant Invasions?

2007 ◽  
pp. 197-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfried Thuiller ◽  
David M. Richardson ◽  
Guy F. Midgley
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Plant Invasions ◽  
Alien Plant

scholarly journals Potential Risks of Plant Invasions in Protected Areas of Sri Lanka under Climate Change with Special Reference to Threatened Vertebrates

Climate ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Champika S. Kariyawasam ◽  
Lalit Kumar ◽  
Sujith S. Ratnayake
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Plant Invasions ◽  
Alien Plant Species ◽  
Alien Plant ◽  
Tropical Island ◽  
Invasive Alien Plant ◽  
Climate Suitability ◽  
Potential Risks

There is substantial global concern over the potential impacts of plant invasions on native biodiversity in protected areas (PAs). Protected areas in tropical island countries that host rich biodiversity face an imminent risk from the potential spread of invasive alien plant species. Thus, the aim of this study was to gain a general understanding of the potential risks of multiple plant invasions in PAs located in the tropical island of Sri Lanka under projected climate change. We conducted a further analysis of a multi-species climate suitability assessment, based on a previous study using the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) modeling approach, and tested how species invasion may change in protected areas under climate change. We evaluated how the climate suitability of 14 nationally recognized invasive alien plant species (IAPS) will vary within PAs and outside PAs by 2050 under two climate change scenarios, representative concentration pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5. Our findings suggest that there will be increased risks from multiple IAPS inside PAs and outside PAs in Sri Lanka in the future; however, the potential risk is comparatively less in PAs. We provide an overview of the species richness of selected threatened vertebrate groups, which can be potentially impacted by IAPS in PAs. The findings of this study highlight important implications for the strategic management of plant invasions in PAs in order to safeguard native biodiversity, with special reference to vertebrates.

scholarly journals Global trade will accelerate plant invasions in emerging economies under climate change

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 4128-4140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanno Seebens ◽  
Franz Essl ◽  
Wayne Dawson ◽  
Nicol Fuentes ◽  
Dietmar Moser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Plant Invasions ◽  
Global Trade
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