Asked by Saphie Sapphire on Jun 18, 2024
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Most invasive species have a far greater impact in their new home than they did in the community in which they evolved. Why is this?
Invasive Species
Non-native species that spread rapidly in a new ecosystem, often causing harm to native species and their habitats.
- Comprehend the impact invasive species have on new ecosystems compared to their native ones.
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Rebecca StevensJun 24, 2024
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When a species leaves its community of origin behind, it also leaves behind the competitors, predators, and parasites with which it coevolved and which helped to keep its numbers in check. If the invasive species is a parasite, predator, or herbivore, it also leaves behind hosts or prey that had coevolved with it and had defenses against it. As a result, an invasive species often reaches a higher population density in its new home than it achieved in its old one.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the impact invasive species have on new ecosystems compared to their native ones.
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