Impacts on Invasive Species

Invasive organisms may also be impacted by climate change in the following ways:

• Invasive, nonnative species already in Florida may have the potential to increase their range within the state.
• Some nonnative species already here may become highly invasive as the climate changes.
• Introduction and establishment of new diseases and pathogens.
• Nonnative Caribbean and tropical wildlife species may become invasive in Florida — especially in coastal areas and south Florida.
• Disturbance may make previous uninvaded habitats more prone to biological invasions.
• Invasive species may alter historical fire regimes throughout Florida, exposing native ecosystems not adapted to fire to more frequent and intense fire events.