Invasive Species and Biodiversity

Although a natural effect, climate change has significance to impact invasive species and has many variables that make it fit to be its own category. The five main potential consequences of climate change that affect invasive species are the alteration transportation and introduction, climatic constraints, distributions of existing invasive species, impact of existing invasive species, and the effectiveness of management strategies (Hellmann et al., 2008). Each consequence isn’t the only one that can occur. Many consequences can occur from a climate change. Species have the ability to attach to human transportation vessels and spread. It weather impacts travel it would impact the species spread. Sometimes the introduction can happen with intention as well. Either way, the impact of the transportation can affect the movement of the invasive species. The climate change could affect invasive species by increasing or decreasing their chance of establishment, or drives native species away increasing their competitiveness. The climate change can impact the distribution of the invasive species by influencing spreading to new areas. The impact on current species after climate change is the typical concept of how species invade and break down ecosystems in many aspects. Each of these consequences can be beneficial to the planning of management solutions. It provides strength to the concept of preservation management and that the support for each of the consequences is vast. Unfortunately, since there is a mix of variables the concepts are still in need of more investigation before management plans or otherwise could be taken from it. In time, the some variables could be more controlled to allow for more narrow results.

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