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Nature 446, 985-986 (26 April 2007) | doi:10.1038/446985a; Published online 25 April 2007
Plant ecology: Resourceful invaders
Tim Seastedt1
Abstract
Plant species that colonize new environments tend to favour habitats with ample water and nutrients. But invasive plants can be more efficient in their use of resources than that observation might imply.
There are few places on Earth that are not susceptible to invasions by plants intentionally or accidentally introduced into areas outside their native ranges. Such species can wreak ecological and economic havoc in their new habitat, hence the continuing search for long-term solutions to control them1.
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Resource-use efficiency and plant invasion in low-resource systemsNature Letters to Editor (26 Apr 2007)