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Non-native palms and ecological cascades

By Birding-Aus, on May 19th, 2012

There is an interesting study of the Palmyra Atoll – see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132706.htm

Journal Reference: • Douglas J. McCauley, Paul A. DeSalles, Hillary S. Young, Robert B. Dunbar, Rodolfo Dirzo, Matthew M. Mills, Fiorenza Micheli. From wing to wing: the persistence of long ecological interaction chains in less- disturbed ecosystems. Scientific Reports, 2012; 2 DOI:10.1038/srep00409 ===============================

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2 comments to Non-native palms and ecological cascades

  • "Lindsay Agnew"
    May 19, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    This guy never sleeps.

    Regards, Lindsay

  • peter
    May 20, 2012 at 6:01 am

    I like their analogy: “What we are doing in some ecosystems is akin to popping the hood on a car and disconnecting a few wires and rerouting a few hoses. All the parts are still there — the engine looks largely the same — but it’s anyone’s guess as to how or if the car will run.”

    Peter Shute

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