Nature Doesn’t Care Where a #Species Is From.
A meta-analysis published in #Science showed no differences between #introduced and #native #megaherbivore impacts or evidence for stronger impacts of functionally #novel #species. Instead, large-bodied #herbivores and those with selective #diets had a stronger effect on #vegetation, suggesting a stronger role for species’ #traits than #origins in determining their impacts

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh2616

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/02/invasive-species-large-herbivores-plants/677325/