Naturalized species, which are not native but have established themselves in new locations, could spread even further in many parts of the world, new research shows.
Understanding and predicting where introduced species will spread is one of the key conservation and ecological challenges of the 21st century.
However, we know little about what causes one species to spread rapidly, while others remain in small, isolated populations for years.
The new study – by Henry Häkkinen, Professor Dave Hodgson and Dr Regan Early at the University of Exeter – predicted which of the world’s regions are most likely to be colonized by 833 naturalized plants, birds and mammals. READ FULL ARTICLE