Posted on 12/05/2023 1:24:32 PM PST by devane617
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a pair of papers that, together, provide the most detailed maps to date of how 144 common invasive plants species will react to 2° Celsius of climate change in the eastern U.S., as well as the role that garden centers currently play in seeding future invasions.
Together, the papers, published in Diversity and Distributions and BioScience, and the publicly available maps, which track species at the county level, promise to give invasive species managers in the U.S. the tools they need to proactively coordinate their management efforts and adapt now for tomorrow's warmer climate.
Mapping future abundance
One of the major hurdles in addressing the threat of invasive species is in determining when and where a species crosses the line from being non-native to invasive. A single occurrence of, say, purple loosestrife does not make an invasion. Invasive plant managers need to know where a species is likely to take over, outcompeting native plants and altering the ecosystem.
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The Big Island has some horrible pests brought in by nursery plants from other countries. One is teeny frogs that make an insane racket 24/7. People there either go mad and move or adapt somehow. Second is a sort of tiny slug that causes “rat lung worm” disease which is utterly dreadful.
PS- hadn’t read the article is about Climate change haha.
The rat lungworm disease is horrible, tiny little slugs infest your body from the inside. I know two people who got it. If it’s diagnosed early, there is help; otherwise it causes permanent damage. On raw food like salad greens; they’re so tiny very hard to see.
Honestly, if you have functioning brain cells- it’s PAINFUL to live during ALL this crap
Not good!!
Don’t recall saying anything about seed purity, but ok.
Them’s good eatin’.
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