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Title

Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Management Challenge: Are you Sleeping? Are you Sleeping? Predicting Invasion Potential of Non-Native Plants

Authors

Ayodelé O'Uhuru, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Audrey Barker-Plotkin, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Justin Dalaba, Cornell University
Will Pfadenhauer, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Amanda Suzzi, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Toni Lyn Morelli, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Sleeper species are non-native species that are established in a region and could become invasive as climate change makes conditions more favorable for many non-native species. Before we can manage potential sleepers, we must first know their identity. We analyzed non-native, established plants in the Northeast United States (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) using the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) protocol to identify species that have negative impacts on native ecological communities as well as negative impacts on agriculture, economies, or human health. Here, we highlight four potential sleeper species to watch out for.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/7mep-fp25