Most invasive species largely conserve their climatic niche [Ecology]

The ecological niche is a key concept for elucidating patterns of species distributions and developing strategies for conserving biodiversity. However, recent times are seeing a widespread debate whether species niches are conserved across space and time (niche conservatism hypothesis). Biological invasions represent a unique opportunity to test this hypothesis in...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - September 21, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Chunlong Liu, Christian Wolter, Weiwei Xian, Jonathan M. Jeschke Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research