The effect of climate change on invasive species and their potential impacts in Whitehorse

The Yukon Invasive Species Council (YISC) is a non-profit organization with the mandate of preventing and managing the introduction and spread of invasive species in Yukon (YISC 2011). [...] The Yukon Invasive Species Council (YISC) was formed with the goal of preventing and managing the introduction and spread of invasive species in Yukon (YISC 2011). [...] This move will help address the lack of resources on invasive animal and aquatic species in BC and build on the efficiencies of the established IPBC invasive plant communication and management network. [...] A thorough summary of international, federal and provincial legislation pertaining to invasive plant management can be found in the IPCBC Legislative Guidebook to Invasive Plant Management in BC (2007) and the Proposed Action Plant for Invasive Alien Terrestrial Plants and Plant Pests Phase (Government of Canada 2004b). [...] The combination of this framework with ecosystem-based, adaptive management principles aids decision-making and mitigation of the impacts of invasive species (Government of Canada 2004a; Burgiel and Muir 2010).