Progress in invasion biology: predicting invaders
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Predicting which species are probable invaders has been a long-standing goal of ecologists, but only recently have quantitative methods been used to achieve such a goal. Although restricted to few taxa, these studies reveal clear relationships between the characteristics of releases and the species involved, and the successful establishment and spread of invaders. For example, the probability of bird establishment increases with the number of individuals released and the number of release events. Also, the probability of plant invasiveness increases if the species has a history of invasion and reproduces vegetatively. These promising quantitative approaches should be more widely applied to allow us to predict patterns of invading species more successfully.
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Available evidence suggests that the most successful fish invaders appear to be piscivorous or omnivorous and ecological generalists.
“Available evidence suggests that the most successful fish invaders appear to be piscivorous or omnivorous and ecological generalists (Kolar & Lodge 2001, Unmack & Fagan 2004).”
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- Authors
- Kolar, C. S., & Lodge, D. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kolar, Cynthia S.
- ORCID
- Lodge, David M.
- Venue
- Trends in Ecology & Evolution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-04
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 199-204
- ISSN
- 0169-5347 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2116551517
- Cited by
- 2,825
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 5.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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- Locations
- Trends in Ecology & Evolution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecological Modeling › Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Keywords
- biological invasions, species establishment, plant invasiveness, bird introductions, vegetative propagation, quantitative prediction model
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