Effects of climate change on aquatic invasive species and implications for management and research.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development

National Center for Environmental Assessment (Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Introduced organisms.

Marine biological invasions.

Nonindigenous pests.

Climatic changes.

Climate Change.

climate change.

Medical Subjects:

Climate Change.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([337] pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008.

Summary:

This report reviews available literature on climate-change effects on aquatic invasive species (AIS) and examines state-level AIS management activities. Data on management activities came from publicly available information, was analyzed with respect to climate-change effects, and was reviewed by managers. ... also analyzes state and regional AIS management plans to determine their capacity to incorporate information on changing conditions generally, and climate change specifically. Invasive species are one of the leading causes of degraded ecological condition and ecosystem services, and climate change has the potential to interact with this stress or through multiple mechanisms. OW and OPPTS are concerned with aquatic invasive species (AIS) in multiple arenas, including ballast water and NPDES permits, TMDLs and impaired waters, economic consequences, and pesticide usage for control. AIS are also used as biological indicators to measure ecosystem condition. It assesses the state of the science of climate change effects on AIS and examines state level AIS management activities. Part of the assessment focuses on AIS management plans to determine their capacity to incorporate information on changing environmental conditions generally, and climate change specifically. It concludes that further scientific research and data collection are needed in order to equip managers with the tools and information necessary to conduct effective AIS management in the context of climatic change. It is intended for managers and scientists working with AIS to provide them with information on the potential effects of climate change on AIS, strategies for adapting their management to accommodate these environmental changes, and highlight further research needs and gaps.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 20, 2008).

"EPA/600/R-08/014."

"February 2008."

Other Format:

Effects of climate change on aquatic invasive species and implications for management and research.

OCLC:

228416052