[APWG] NEWS: Effect Of Invasive Plants On Species Richness DependsOn Scale
Wayne Tyson
landrest at cox.net
Tue Jan 22 20:36:01 CST 2013
APWG:
Couldn't find any references to the research. Does that mean that there
wasn't any, and this is mainly an "opinion" piece?
WT
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From: "Olivia Kwong" <plant at plantconservation.org>
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Subject: [APWG] NEWS: Effect Of Invasive Plants On Species Richness
DependsOn Scale
> 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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