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Effects of an invasive predator cascade to plants via mutualism disruption

Authors :
Haldre S. Rogers
Eric R. Buhle
Janneke HilleRisLambers
Evan C. Fricke
Ross H. Miller
Joshua J. Tewksbury
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

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

Subjects :
Science

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