Climate Invasives
Minimizing the negative effects of climate change-induced spread of invasive alien species to marine protected areas using species distribution modelling, stakeholder engagement and effective eradication method.
The project will extend the work in project ISAP[FS2] to investigate the climate change induced spread of invasive alien species to marine protected areas. By this addition, the models will in turn enable more robust strategies and methods to be planned for many years ahead.
The aim is to minimize the negative effects using species distribution modelling, stakeholder engagement and effective eradication methods.
A regional approach spanning over three Nordic countries, something that is missing today, in close cooperation with both regional and local stakeholders, will be used to develop management advice for the management and control of the invasive alien species.
SMHI's role in the project is to estimate the connectivity and the dispersion risk between different areas and study how climate change affects habitats and reproductive opportunities.
About the project
Partners
Chalmers University of Technology (CTH), Göteborgs Marinbiologiska Laboratorium (GMBL), Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE), University of Copenhagen, PRINS Engineering.
Funding
Climate Invasives is funded by Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership under the 2021-2022 BiodivProtect joint call for research proposals, co-funded by the European Commission (GA N°101052342) and with the funding organisations Formas (Sweden), The Research Fund of Norway and Innovation Fund Denmark.
Project duration
2023 April – 2026 April
