Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities

Walther, Gian-Reto; Roques, Alain; Hulme, Philip E.; Sykes, Martin T.; Pyšek, Petr; Kühn, Ingolf; Zobel, Martin; Bacher, Sven; Botta-Dukát, Zoltán; Bugmann, Harald; Czúcz, Bálint; Dauber, Jens; Hickler, Thomas; Jarošík, Vojtěch; Kenis, Marc; Klotz, Stefan; Minchin, Dan; Moora, Mari; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Ott, Jürgen; Panov, Vadim E.; Reineking, Björn; Robinet, Christelle; Semenchenko, Vitaliy; Solarz, Wojciech; Thuiller, Wilfried; Vilà, Montserrat; Vohland, Katrin; Settele, Josef

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Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities

Walther, Gian-Reto Department of Plant Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Germany
Roques, Alain INRA UR0633, Zoologie Forestière, Ardon, Orléans, France
Hulme, Philip E. The Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
Sykes, Martin T. Department of Physical Geography & Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Sweden
Pyšek, Petr Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Průhonice, Czech Republic - Department of Ecology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Kühn, Ingolf UFZ, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Halle, Germany
Zobel, Martin Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia
Bacher, Sven Ecology & Evolution Unit, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Botta-Dukát, Zoltán Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Vácrátót, Hungary
Bugmann, Harald Forest Ecology, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Czúcz, Bálint Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Vácrátót, Hungary
Dauber, Jens Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, University of Leeds, UK
Hickler, Thomas Department of Physical Geography & Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Sweden
Jarošík, Vojtěch Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Průhonice, Czech Republic - Department of Ecology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Kenis, Marc CABI Europe-Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland
Klotz, Stefan UFZ, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Halle, Germany
Minchin, Dan Marine Organism Investigations, Ballina, Killaloe, Ireland
Moora, Mari Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia
Nentwig, Wolfgang Community Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Ott, Jürgen L.U.P.O. GmbH, Trippstadt, Germany
Panov, Vadim E. St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation
Reineking, Björn Biogeographical Modelling, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Robinet, Christelle INRA UR0633, Zoologie Forestière, Ardon, Orléans, France
Semenchenko, Vitaliy Institute of Zoology National Academy of Sciences, Minsk, Belarus
Solarz, Wojciech Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
Thuiller, Wilfried Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Vilà, Montserrat Estación Biológica de Doñana-Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Sevilla, Spain
Vohland, Katrin Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
Settele, Josef UFZ, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Halle, Germany

25.08.2009

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution. - 2009, vol. 24, no. 12, p. 686-693

English 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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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Biologie

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