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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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-04-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/348.pdf |