Waging war on invasive plant species: Effects of invasives persist even after removal

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 02:30 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Invasive species cost an estimated $1.4 trillion annually in their environmental and economic impacts worldwide and are second only to habitat loss as a threat to biodiversity. As scientists struggle with the challenge of controlling invasive species, the question of why some species are so successful continually arises.

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