[APWG] NEWS: Effect Of Invasive Plants On Species Richness Depends On Scale

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112766114/effect-invasive-plants-species-richness-depends-scale-011713/

Effect Of Invasive Plants On Species Richness Depends On Scale
January 17, 2013

Washington University in St. Louis

In Missouri forests, dense thickets of invasive honeysuckle decrease the 
light available to other plants, hog the attention of pollinators, and 
offer nutrient-stingy berries to migrating birds. They even release toxins 
to make it less likely native plants will germinate near them.

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