Invasive plants: Climate is a determining factor

Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

Most invasive plants colonize regions with climates similar to the one from their native areas. With the analysis of fifty invasive plant species introduced worldwide, this study confirms that it is possible, for the most part, to predict the regions of potential invasibility based on the principle of climatic niche conservation.

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