Abstract
As misfortune never comes alone, the causes of biodiversity loss never act in isolation. Biological invasions are part of a general context of global change, including habitat loss, climate change and pollution. And each threatened species is often caught between several simultaneous pressures, some of which make it more sensitive to others. The theme of this lecture is the interaction between these processes, with a focus on invasions and climate change. We'll also see why, while climate change will affect a very large proportion of biodiversity, some invasive alien species will paradoxically benefit from it and extend their invasion areas even further across the planet. It just goes to show that one man's misfortune is another man's gain.
