Re-evaluating invasive species in degraded ecosystems: a case study of red-eared slider turtles as partial ecological analogs

Abstract Exotic species are often vilified as “bad” without consideration of the potential they have for contributing to ecological functions in degraded ecosystems. The red-eared slider turtle (RES) has been disparaged as one of the worst invasive species. Based on this review, we suggest that RES...

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Main Authors: Marc Dupuis-Desormeaux, Jeffrey E. Lovich, J. Whitfield Gibbons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2022-04-01
Series:Discover Sustainability
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-022-00083-w