Native predators do not influence invasion success of pacific lionfish on Caribbean reefs.

Native predators do not influence invasion success of pacific lionfish on Caribbean reefs.

Biotic resistance, the process by which new colonists are excluded from a community by predation from and/or competition with resident species, can prevent or limit species invasions. We examined whether biotic resistance by native predators on Caribbean coral reefs has influenced the invasion succe...

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Main Authors: Serena Hackerott, Abel Valdivia, Stephanie J Green, Isabelle M Côté, Courtney E Cox, Lad Akins, Craig A Layman, William F Precht, John F Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3708960?pdf=render

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