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

[Matt Heard]

Here is the link to the article in Science that that news piece was referencing.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6117/316.short

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On Jan 22, 2013, at 9:36 PM, "Wayne Tyson" <landrest at cox.net> wrote:

> APWG:
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> Couldn't find any references to the research. Does that mean that there wasn't any, and this is mainly an "opinion" piece?
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> WT
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>> http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112766114/effect-invasive-plants-species-richness-depends-scale-011713/
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>> Effect Of Invasive Plants On Species Richness Depends On Scale
>> January 17, 2013
>> 
>> Washington University in St. Louis
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>> 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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>> See the link above for the full article text.
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