Introduced species that overcome life history tradeoffs can cause native extinctions

oleh: Jane A. Catford, Michael Bode, David Tilman

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-05-01

Deskripsi

Introduced species may displace ecologically similar native species, but mechanisms are still to be established. Here, Catford et al. provide theoretical evidence of how human-mediated species invasions may overcome competition-colonisation tradeoffs, leading to the local extinction of native species.