[APWG] NEWS: Effect Of Invasive Plants On Species Richness Depends On Scale
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Tue Jan 22 07:48:05 CST 2013
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.
See the link above for the full article text.
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