The Human Release Hypothesis for biological invasions: human activity as a determinant of the abundance of invasive plant species [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/33c]

Research on biological invasions has increased rapidly over the past 30 years, generating numerous explanations of how species become invasive. While the mechanisms of invasive species establishment are well studied, the mechanisms driving abundance patterns (i.e. patterns of population density) rem...

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Main Authors: Heike Zimmermann, Patric Brandt, Joern Fischer, Erik Welk, Henrik von Wehrden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2014-05-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/3-109/v1