Abstract
The paper presents a comparative analysis of the data on the main climatic components for three periods - 1921-1945; 1965-1975; 2000-2015 and their connection with the distribution of Invasive alien plant species (IAS) on the territory of Lozenska Mountain. Among the most important features of the mountain’s climate that favorably affect the spread of IAS are the two precipitation maximums and minimums and the period of drought. In response to climate and other environmental changes, IAS on the territory of the mountain are spread in two ways - by forming monodominant communities in extreme habitats or by integrating their populations into the local communities and gradually increasing their presence in them, accompanied by changing ecological conditions of the habitat. Four potential invasive alien plant species (PIAS) have been identified: Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw., Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelmann, Lupinus polyphylus Lindl., Impatiens baulfourii Hook.f., to which population monitoring and control measures need to be implemented.
Highlights
Anthropogenic pressure on the one hand [13]; [22] and climate change on the other have a significant impact on ecosystem components and on forest ecosystems in particular [2]; [3]; [14]; [15]; [16], and this may have an adverse effect on human health [4]
As a result of climate change, native species and ecosystems will be less competitive and more vulnerable to the threat posed by invasive alien species (IAS)
Some habitats, such as temperate forests and freshwater ecosystems, which currently have thermal barriers limiting the spread of IAS, will become suitable for alien species as the climate changes [17]
Summary
Anthropogenic pressure on the one hand [13]; [22] and climate change on the other have a significant impact on ecosystem components and on forest ecosystems in particular [2]; [3]; [14]; [15]; [16], and this may have an adverse effect on human health [4]. Climate change may create more favourable conditions for invasive alien species (IAS) and new opportunities for their reproduction and spread. In order to reduce harmful emissions, many producers have turned to the use of biomass for the production of biofuels from IAS, thereby increasing their populations by cultivating them artificially. Another similar example is the so-called "assisted colonization" [21], in which humans intentionally move alien species into new habitats to "save" them from the climate change
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