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Hess, M.C.M., Mesleard, F., & Buisson, E. (2019). Priority effect: Emerging principles for invasive plant species management. Ecological Engineering, 127, 48-57. Summary: Researchers set out to better understand the dynamics of invasive species priority effects and how those effects could be decreased. Results indicate while there are some known aids for native species recolonization, there is a lot that is still unknown and efforts must be made to better understand these complex relationships between species and environment. Research Goals:
Priority effects are how one species changes the ecosystem for other species or itself. These effects can be beneficial such as native species providing nutrients for the next stage of succession or they can be harmful such as invasive species shading out native species growth. It is not enough to just remove invasive species. However, removal is needed and must be coupled with revegation and may also require alteration of soils to promote native growth. Questions:
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