Humans derive their resources from the natural world. As the human population continues to expand - with projections of up to 10 billion by mid-century - there is overwhelming evidence that global biological systems will deteriorate, threatening the complex biological interactions necessary for...

This part serves as the introduction of the book which examines the nexus of climate change and biological invasions, the resulting impacts, and to identify means to reduce the vulnerability and increase the resiliency of managed and unmanaged ecosystems. This introduction gives a glimpse of the...

Invasive plant species often thrive in new and resource-rich environments, and may therefore benefit from global changes that create such environments. Global change effects on invasion risk will depend both on the environment in which competition between invasive and resident plant species occurs, ...

Climate change and species invasions are prominent drivers of anthropogenic global change, contributing to biodiversity loss in marine systems worldwide. It is increasingly understood that these two processes might interact, with their combined impacts being more or less than the sum of their...

Global climate and environmental changes have profound implications for the emergence and re-emergence of 'climate-sensitive' diseases in human populations globally. Climate change is expected to alter the geographic range, seasonal distribution and abundance of disease vectors, while...

The number, spread and impact of invasive species have been without historical precedence in the latter half of the 20th century. Now, as human activity causes a precipitous rise in greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. carbon dioxide), there is growing concern that climate change will be a significant,...

Climate change is altering the distributions and impacts of invasive weeds. Invasive weeds reduce crop yields, threaten agroecosystem biodiversity and stability, and cause additional harm to non-agricultural ecosystems and human health. Minimizing these effects requires a proactive approach. For...

Management and policy decisions regarding biological invasions and other aspects of global change such as the changing climate have the potential to influence one another. Recently, interest in harvest as an invasive species management strategy has surged. Researchers have speculated about the...

This book contains 18 chapters addressing topics related to the impact of invasive species, including biosecurity, demographics, species diversity, and food security. It is meant for researchers, upper-level students, and policymakers and provides a factual basis for the underlying science and a...