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South Africa’s invasive species guzzle precious water and cost US$450 million a year

The country’s pioneering first report on its biological invaders paints a dire picture for resources and biodiversity.
  1. Sarah Wild
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South Africa is losing its battle against biological invaders, according to the first attempt by the government to comprehensively assess the status of the country’s alien species.

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Nature 563, 164-165 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07286-0

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  • Correction 06 November 2018: An earlier version of this story called Micropterus dolomieu a 'seabass'. It is a bass.

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  1. Muller, G. C. et al. Malar. J. 16, 237 (2017).

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