Native Predators Do Not Influence Invasion Success of Pacific Lionfish on Caribbean Reefs
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Native Predators Do Not Influence Invasion Success of Pacific Lionfish on Caribbean Reefs
Biotic resistance, the process by which new colonists are excluded from a community by predation from and/or competition with resident species, can prevent or limit species invasions. We examined whether biotic resistance by native predators on Caribbean coral reefs has influenced the invasion success of red lionfishes (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles), piscivores from the Indo-Pacific. Spec...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068259