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Remoteness promotes biological invasions on islands worldwide
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Significance: Islands are hotspots of alien species invasions, and their distinct biodiversity is particularly vulnerable to invading species. While isolation has shaped natural colonization of islands for millions of years, globalization in trade and transport has led to a breakdown of biogeographical barriers and subsequent colonization of islands by alien species. Using a large dataset of 257 subtropical and tropical islands, we show that alien richness increases with increasing isolation of islands. This pattern is consistent for plants, ants, mammals, and reptiles, and it cannot simply be explained by island economics and trade alone. Geographical isolation does not protect islands from alien species, and island species richness may reach a new dynamic equilibrium at some point, likely at the expense of many endemic species.
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- Authors
- Moser, D., Lenzner, B., Weigelt, P., Dawson, W., Kreft, H., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., van Kleunen, M., Winter, M., Capinha, C., Cassey, P., Dullinger, S., Economo, E. P., García-Díaz, P., Guénard, B., Hofhansl, F., Mang, T., Seebens, H., & Essl, F.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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- 2018-08-29
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- 115
- Issue
- 37
- Pages
- 9270-9275
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- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
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- W2889470622
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- 219
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 15.77
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- journal article
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- en
- Open access
- bronze
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