While Arne Victor Garvi's work originally focused on species from all dry regions of the world, the conclusion eventually came that exotic species, whilst degrading the ecosystems, are not any better adapted to the Saharo-Sahelian climate than indigenous ones. He therefore switched to working exclusively with native plants.
#native #indigenous #exoticspecies #sahara #sahel #nativeplants #drylands #ecosystem
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As climate changes, ecologic zones and habitats shift, and guess what? Who could have predicted this? Oh, right; EVERYbody. https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-04-23/as-new-england-waters-warm-invasive-sea-squirts-move-in
#climate #climatechange #exoticspecies #invasivespecies
Chunqiang Wei et al. found that #Plant species of higher #IntrinsicGrowthAbility suffered greater negative #Soil effects, plant traits such as intrinsic growth ability, other than #PhylogeneticRelatedness, could be reliable #Predictors for plant responses to #SoilBiota, the soil biota on average had greater negative impacts on the #ExoticSpecies, particularly the #PerennialSpecies, than on the native species.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac044
The Pacific's Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign collectors sourcing exotic species including some subject to trade bans, an AFP investigation has found... #species #ExoticSpecies #WildlifeTrade #solomonislands #ecology #ecosystems #animals #ExoticPets https://phys.org/news/2024-06-shadowy-exotic-pet-pacific-island.html
Yesterday, ecologist Pim Lemmers defended his PhD thesis on (invasive) exotic species at @Radboud_uni. Read about his research results on our website! #phdresearch #ecology #invasivespecies #exoticspecies
https://www.ru.nl/en/research/research-news/not-every-exotic-species-needs-to-be-controlled
tl/dr
“Fescue toxicity is the most devastating livestock disorder east of the Mississippi,".....................
"Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed Inc"..............
Hamilton and Steele have decided to bet on biodiversity.
Instead of a year-round monoculture of fescue, they have
a biodiverse mix of warm- and cool-season grasses, along with wildflowers.
https://grist.org/agriculture/this-grass-has-toxic-effects-on-us-livestock-and-its-spreading-fescue/
#ExoticSpecies #Ranching #ChunderRoad #Biodiversity
A beastie I didn't know existed, at first thought was a fossil found in the UK, and TIL is kept as a pet by some daft people in the UK. I had heard of snapping turtles, but alligator snapping turtle?
It belongs rivers and streams that feed into the Gulf of Mexico, and places around there.
#ExoticSpecies #Turtle
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/10/fluffy-the-alligator-snapping-turtle-with-nasty-bite-found-in-cumbrian-tarn
Dear #InvasionEcologists, #AlienSpecies, #ExoticSpecies, #BiologicalInvasions researchers,
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