Invading species can extinguish native plants despite recent reports to the contrary
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
Evolutionary biologists have found that, given time, invading exotic plants will likely eliminate native plants growing in the wild despite recent reports to the contrary. A new study reports that recent statements that invasive plants are not problematic are often based on incomplete information, with insufficient time having passed to observe the full effect of invasions on native biodiversity.