Invasive Species Compendium

Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide

Abstract

Biological invasions.

Abstract

Ecologists study biological invasions by examining the control over the different stages of the invasion process: introduction, establishment, spread and impact. Only a small fraction of introduced species successfully establish; moreover, only a small fraction of these successfully spread and impact native communities. The factors that constrain success at each of these stages are the focus of this paper.
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