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Invasion Risk in a Warmer World: Modeling Range Expansion and Habitat Preferences of Three Nonnative Aquatic Invasive Plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Natalie G. Koncki  and
Myla F. J. Aronson
Natalie G. Koncki
Affiliation:
Comprehensive Environmental Incorporated, 225 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
Myla F. J. Aronson*
Affiliation:
Comprehensive Environmental Incorporated, 225 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
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Corresponding author's E-mail: myla.aronson@rutgers.edu
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Abstract

Biological invasions and climate change pose two of the most important challenges facing global biodiversity. Of particular importance are aquatic invasive plants, which have caused extensive economic and environmental impacts by drastically altering native biodiversity and ecosystem services of freshwater wetlands. Here, we used the maximum entropy model, Maxent, to model the potential range expansion of three nonnative aquatic invasive plants: alligatorweed, limnophila, and giant salvinia, throughout the continental United States under current, 2030 to 2059 (2040), and 2070 to 2099 (2080) climate scenarios. Maxent is a popular method to model predicted current and future species distributions based on biogeography and climate. Alligatorweed, limnophila, and giant salvinia are noxious invaders of freshwater habitats in the southeastern United States and cause economic and ecological loss. In addition, we analyzed each species' habitat preference based on wetland type, occurrence in man-made habitats, and distance to the nearest stream to better understand what future habitats are at risk and how these species spread. Our results show that in 2040 and 2080 climate scenarios, all three species have the potential to increase their range throughout the northeastern United States and as far as New York and Massachusetts. The spatial distribution of alligatorweed was primarily determined by precipitation of the warmest quarter (15.8%), limnophila was primarily determined by precipitation of the warmest quarter (52.2%) and mean temperature of the coldest quarter (21.8%), and giant salvinia was primarily determined by the mean temperature of the coldest quarter (24.3%). All three species were found significantly more frequently in lakes and ponds than in other freshwater habits. Giant salvinia was found significantly more often in man-made wetland habitats. In order to reduce the detrimental impacts of these species, land managers in the northeastern United States should concentrate early detection and rapid response management in lakes, ponds and man-made wetland habitats.

Keywords

Alligatorweed, Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Grisebgiant salvinia, Salvinia molesta Mitchelllimnophila, Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) BlumeAquatic invasionsclimate changefreshwater wetlandsman-made habitatsMaxent
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Research Article
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , pp. 436 - 449
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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