Near term climate projections for invasive species distributions
Biological Invasions
By: C. S. Jarnevich and T.J. Stohlgren
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Abstract
Climate change and invasive species pose important conservation issues separately, and should be examined together. We used existing long term climate datasets for the US to project potential climate change into the future at a finer spatial and temporal resolution than the climate change scenarios generally available. These fine scale projections, along with new species distribution modeling techniques to forecast the potential extent of invasive species, can provide useful information to aide conservation and invasive species management efforts. We created habitat suitability maps for Pueraria montana (kudzu) under current climatic conditions and potential average conditions up to 30 years in the future. We examined how the potential distribution of this species will be affected by changing climate, and the management implications associated with these changes. Our models indicated that P. montana may increase its distribution particularly in the Northeast with climate change and may decrease in other areas. ?? 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Near term climate projections for invasive species distributions |
| Series title | Biological Invasions |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10530-008-9345-8 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Biological Invasions |
| First page | 1373 |
| Last page | 1379 |
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