[PCA] NEWS: Insect diversity: Team looks at effects of non-native plants on herbivores

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://phys.org/news/2015-09-insect-diversity-decreases-gardens-non-native.html#jCp


Insect diversity: Team looks at effects of non-native plants on herbivores
September 28, 2015 by Adam Thomas

Not only do native plants do a better job of hosting and supporting local
insect communities than their non-native counterparts, but a University of
Delaware study shows that non-native plants are compounding the problem of
declining species diversity by supporting fewer herbivores across
landscapes.

See the link above for the full article text.
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