Posted by: Sandy Steinman | December 15, 2018

New Tools Predicts Which Plants Will Become Invasive

ScienceDaily reports

New tool to predict which plants will become invasive: Research predicts which species are more likely to become invasive based on biological traits

New research provides insight to help predict which plants are likely to become invasive in a particular community. The results showed that non-native plants are more likely to become invasive when they possess biological traits that are different from the native community and that plant height can be a competitive advantage.

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