Plantation forests, climate change and biodiversity

SM Pawson, A Brin, EG Brockerhoff, D Lamb… - Biodiversity and …, 2013 - Springer
Nearly 4% of the world's forests are plantations, established to provide a variety of
ecosystem services, principally timber and other wood products. In addition to such services …

[HTML][HTML] Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon and climate change: A literature review of opportunities, challenges, and risks in European forests

S Vacek, Z Vacek, J Cukor… - Journal of Forest …, 2022 - jfs.agriculturejournals.cz
Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon) was distributed from its natural range
in western North America to different destinations, primarily to Europe (Scandinavia, British …

Pinus contorta invasions increase wildfire fuel loads and may create a positive feedback with fire

KT Taylor, BD Maxwell, DB McWethy, A Pauchard… - Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive plant species that have the potential to alter fire regimes have significant impacts on
native ecosystems. Concern that pine invasions in the Southern Hemisphere will increase …

Native versus non‐native invasions: similarities and differences in the biodiversity impacts of Pinus contorta in introduced and native ranges

KT Taylor, BD Maxwell, A Pauchard… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine whether one of the most invasive pine species introduced to the Southern
Hemisphere, Pinus contorta, has changed plant species richness, composition, diversity …

Drivers of plant invasion vary globally: evidence from pine invasions within six ecoregions

KT Taylor, BD Maxwell, A Pauchard… - Global Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine biotic and abiotic controls on pine invasion globally within six ecoregions
that include both introduced and native ranges. Locations R ío N egro province, A rgentina; …

A pine is a pine and a spruce is a spruce–the effect of tree species and stand age on epiphytic lichen communities

S Bäcklund, M Jönsson, J Strengbom, A Frisch, G Thor - Plos One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
With an increasing demand for forest-based products, there is a growing interest in
introducing fast-growing non-native tree species in forest management. Such introductions …

Invasive species and thermal squeeze: distribution of two invasive predators and drivers of ship rat (Rattus rattus) invasion in mid-elevation Fuscospora forest

HAL Harris, D Kelly, J Innes, RB Allen - Biological Invasions, 2022 - Springer
Global climate change could alter the range, abundance, and interactions of species,
potentially favouring invasive species and harming endemics. Ship rats (Rattus rattus) are …

Severity of impacts of an introduced species corresponds with regional eco‐evolutionary experience

KT Davis, RM Callaway, A Fajardo, A Pauchard… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive plant impacts vary widely across introduced ranges. We tested the hypothesis that
differences in the eco‐evolutionary experience of native communities with the invader …

Density‐dependent impacts of exotic conifer invasion on grassland invertebrate assemblages

SM Pawson, JK McCarthy, NJ Ledgard… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, temperate grasslands have been heavily modified by agricultural intensification.
The ecological integrity of many remaining semi‐natural grasslands is further threatened by …

Ecology and consequences of invasion by non-native (wilding) conifers in New Zealand

DA Peltzer - Journal of New Zealand Grasslands, 2018 - nzgajournal.org.nz
Invasion by non-native woody species into largely treeless vegetation such as grasslands
and shrublands is widespread, and has prompted both research and management in …