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Effects of an invasive predator cascade to plants via mutualism disruption
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2017.
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Abstract
- Invasive brown treesnakes decimated the forest bird community on the island of Guam. Now, Rogers and colleagues document the indirect effects of the snake on trees, linking snake-initiated bird loss to reduced seed dispersal and plant recruitment on Guam compared to nearby uninvaded islands.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6c7a7ea2872742b28644a9c01f7b4cdb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14557