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Invasive exotic plants suffer less herbivory than non-invasive exotic plants

We surveyed naturally occurring leaf herbivory in nine invasive and nine non-invasive exotic plant species sampled in natural areas in Ontario, New York and Massachusetts, and found that invasive plants experienced, on average, 96% less leaf damage than non-invasive species. Invasive plants were als...

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Main Authors: Cappuccino, Naomi, Carpenter, David
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1626367/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17148226
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0341
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