Re-examining the relationship between invasive lionfish and native grouper in the Caribbean

Biotic resistance is the idea that native species negatively affect the invasion success of introduced species, but whether this can occur at large spatial scales is poorly understood. Here we re-evaluated the hypothesis that native large-bodied grouper and other predators are controlling the abunda...

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Main Authors: Abel Valdivia, John F. Bruno, Courtney E. Cox, Serena Hackerott, Stephanie J. Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/348.pdf