Globalization burdens future generations with biological invasions

Monday, December 20, 2010 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

A new study on biological invasions based on extensive data of alien species from 10 taxonomic groups and 28 European countries has shown that patterns of established alien species richness are more related to historical levels of socio-economic drivers than to contemporary ones. An international group of 16 researchers reported the new finding this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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