Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales
Abstract In recent decades, substantial evidence has accumulated regarding the effects of climate change on the establishment, spread, and impact of invasive species. While the importance of incorporating climate change into invasive species management and policy is increasingly recognized, practiti...
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| author | Annette E. Evans Laura Brewington Carrie Brown‐Lima Emily Fusco Rachel M. Gregg Deah Lieurance Elliott W. Parsons R. Chelsea Nagy Lindsey Thurman Toni Lyn Morelli |
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| description | Abstract In recent decades, substantial evidence has accumulated regarding the effects of climate change on the establishment, spread, and impact of invasive species. While the importance of incorporating climate change into invasive species management and policy is increasingly recognized, practitioner experiences and perspectives are often overlooked. Consequently, invasive species research may be misaligned with the needs of managers and the threats of climate change. Here, we compare survey responses from a boundary‐spanning organization, the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network, to identify common priorities and challenges in managing invasive species in a changing climate in the United States. Survey respondents reported that 22% of management and research time is dedicated to emerging invasive species threats. Common barriers to climate‐informed invasive species management include limited time, funding, and personnel. Understanding how climate change may impact control strategies was consistently identified as a high priority for invasive species management, followed by identifying resilient ecosystems and range‐shifting taxa. These results demonstrate the critical need for stronger researcher‐practitioner networks and greater investment in research and policy topics that more closely align with management needs to address the interacting stressors of invasive species and climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef3fd2dca08c45be979bf5193c5237912025-08-20T03:51:19ZengWileyConservation Science and Practice2578-48542025-07-0177n/an/a10.1111/csp2.70074Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scalesAnnette E. Evans0Laura Brewington1Carrie Brown‐Lima2Emily Fusco3Rachel M. Gregg4Deah Lieurance5Elliott W. Parsons6R. Chelsea Nagy7Lindsey Thurman8Toni Lyn Morelli9Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, 134 Morrill Science Center University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USAArizona State University Global Futures Lab Tempe Arizona USAUS Geological Survey, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center 134 Morrill Science Center Amherst Massachusetts USAUniversity of Washington Climate Impacts Group University of Washington Seattle Washington, DC USABiological Resources and Land Management Environmental Science Associates Seattle Washington, DC USADepartment of Ecosystem Science and Management, Bigler Road Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USAPacific Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Management Network Pacific Islands Climate Change Adaptation Science Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu Hawaii USAEarth Lab and ESIIL University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USANorthwest Climate Adaptation Science Center US Geological Survey Corvallis Oregon USANortheast Climate Adaptation Science Center, 134 Morrill Science Center University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USAAbstract In recent decades, substantial evidence has accumulated regarding the effects of climate change on the establishment, spread, and impact of invasive species. While the importance of incorporating climate change into invasive species management and policy is increasingly recognized, practitioner experiences and perspectives are often overlooked. Consequently, invasive species research may be misaligned with the needs of managers and the threats of climate change. Here, we compare survey responses from a boundary‐spanning organization, the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network, to identify common priorities and challenges in managing invasive species in a changing climate in the United States. Survey respondents reported that 22% of management and research time is dedicated to emerging invasive species threats. Common barriers to climate‐informed invasive species management include limited time, funding, and personnel. Understanding how climate change may impact control strategies was consistently identified as a high priority for invasive species management, followed by identifying resilient ecosystems and range‐shifting taxa. These results demonstrate the critical need for stronger researcher‐practitioner networks and greater investment in research and policy topics that more closely align with management needs to address the interacting stressors of invasive species and climate change.https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70074biological invasionsboundary spanningclimate changeco‐productionnatural resource managementsurvey |
| spellingShingle | Annette E. Evans Laura Brewington Carrie Brown‐Lima Emily Fusco Rachel M. Gregg Deah Lieurance Elliott W. Parsons R. Chelsea Nagy Lindsey Thurman Toni Lyn Morelli Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales Conservation Science and Practice biological invasions boundary spanning climate change co‐production natural resource management survey |
| title | Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales |
| title_full | Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales |
| title_short | Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales |
| title_sort | challenges and priorities for climate informed invasive species management across multiple scales |
| topic | biological invasions boundary spanning climate change co‐production natural resource management survey |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70074 |
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