Invasive Species: "Away-Field Advantage" Weaker Than Ecologists Thought
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species--such as brown tree snakes and kudzu--have an "away-field advantage." They succeed because they do better in their new territories than they do at home. A new study led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center reveals that this fundamental assumption is not nearly as common as people might think.