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Population, community and ecosystem effects of exotic herbivores: A growing global concern
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Nunez, MA and Bailey, JK and Schweitzer, JA, Population, community and ecosystem effects of exotic herbivores: A growing global concern, Biological Invasions, 12, (2) pp. 297-301. ISSN 1387-3547 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s10530-009-9626-x
Abstract
Exotic herbivores represent a serious
threat to native biodiversity, producing large scale
changes in native communities and altering ecosystem
processes. In this special issue, we present a
series of case studies and reviews from different areas
of the world that highlight (1) the consequences of
herbivore introductions are a global problem; (2) they
can result in wholesale shifts in the distribution of
dominant plants on the landscape and; (3) the effects
of herbivore introductions extend from the population
to the community and ecosystem level. These studies
suggest that introduced herbivores often retard ecosystem
recovery after disturbance, facilitate invasion
of plant species and can act as selective agents on
native plant communities. These studies also suggest
that several topics, including facilitation between
exotic herbivores and exotic plants and animals (i.e.,
invasional meltdown) and the effect of exotic herbivores
on ecosystem processes, require more research
attention. Overall the papers in this special feature
suggest that introduced herbivores are a global
problem with wide-ranging ecological and evolutionary
effects.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Ecosystem ecology, Exotic species, Introduced herbivores, Invasional meltdown |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecological applications |
Research Field: | Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
Objective Field: | Terrestrial biodiversity |
UTAS Author: | Bailey, JK (Associate Professor Joe Bailey) |
UTAS Author: | Schweitzer, JA (Dr Jen Schweitzer) |
ID Code: | 67467 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 50 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2011-03-04 |
Last Modified: | 2011-05-13 |
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