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Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities

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Walther, Gian-Reto, Roques, Alain, Hulme, Philip E., Sykes, Martin T., Pyšek, Petr, Kühn, Ingolf, Zobel, Martin, Bacher, Sven +2 more·2009·Trends in Ecology & Evolution
DOI 10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.008
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Climate change and biological invasions are key processes affecting global biodiversity, yet their effects have usually been considered separately. Here, we emphasise that global warming has enabled alien species to expand into regions in which they previously could not survive and reproduce. Based on a review of climate-mediated biological invasions of plants, invertebrates, fishes and birds, we discuss the ways in which climate change influences biological invasions. We emphasise the role of alien species in a more dynamic context of shifting species' ranges and changing communities. Under these circumstances, management practices regarding the occurrence of 'new' species could range from complete eradication to tolerance and even consideration of the 'new' species as an enrichment of local biodiversity and key elements to maintain ecosystem services.

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  • Among the best-studied direct drivers are climate change, land-use change providing new habitats, pollution, and the facilitative effect of other alien species through invasional meltdown.

    “Among the best‐studied direct drivers are climate change (Walther et al., 2009), land‐use change providing new habitats (Chytrý et al., 2008, 2009), pollution (Crooks, Chang, & Ruiz, 2011), and the facilitative effect of other alien species through a process termed invasional meltdown (Simberloff & Von Holle, 1999; Braga et al., 2018; Redding et al., 2019).”

    From Scientists' warning on invasive alien species (2020) · cites this paper as Walther et al., 2009

  • The impact of invasions driving biodiversity change must be considered in concert with other drivers, such as climate or land-use change.

    “The impact of invasions driving biodiversity change must be considered not only on its own (as are drivers listed by Ripple et al., 2017) but in concert with other drivers, such as climate or land‐use change (Bradford et al., 2007; Walther et al., 2009; Schweiger et al., 2010; Hulme, 2011b; Chytrý et al., 2012).”

    From Scientists' warning on invasive alien species (2020) · cites this paper as Walther et al., 2009

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Walther, G.-R., Roques, A., Hulme, P. E., Sykes, M. T., Pyšek, P., Kühn, I., Zobel, M., Bacher, S., Botta-Dukát, Z., & Bugmann, H.
Affiliations
  • University of Bayreuth (DE)
  • Lincoln University (NZ)
  • Lund University (SE)
  • Charles University (CZ)
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE)
  • University of Tartu (EE)
  • University of Fribourg (CH)
  • ETH Zurich (CH)
Corresponding author
Walther, Gian-Reto
ORCID
Venue
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-12
Volume
24
Issue
12
Pages
686-693
ISSN
0169-5347 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.008
OpenAlex
W2112591101
Cited by
1,424
References
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FWCI
59.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • HAL (submittedVersion)
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  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)) (submittedVersion)
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecological Modeling › Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
Keywords
introduced species, biological invasions, climate change, range shifts, species distribution, invasive plants, invasive invertebrates, invasive fish, invasive birds, invasive management, eradication, tolerance, biodiversity enrichment, ecosystem services
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Plants, Risk Factors, Biodiversity, Global Warming

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