[APWG] NEWS: Why Invasive Plants Take Over
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Apr 30 07:36:01 CDT 2009
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090430.htm
Why Invasive Plants Take Over
By Don Comis
April 30, 2009
New research shows that two key causes of plant invasion--escape from
natural enemies, and increases in plant resources--act in concert. This
result helps to explain the dramatic invasions by exotic plants occurring
worldwide. It also indicates that global change is likely to exacerbate
invasion by exotic plants.
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