Location-level processes drive the establishment of alien bird populations worldwide.

ABSTRACT: Human-mediated translocation of species to areas beyond their natural distribution (which results in 'alien' populations¹) is a key signature of the Anthropocene², and is a primary global driver of biodiversity loss and environmental change³. Stemming the tide of invasions requires understanding why some species fail to establish alien populations, and others succeed. To achieve this, we need to integrate the effects of features of the introduction site, the species introduced and the specific introduction event. Determining which, if any, location-level factors affect the success of establishment has proven difficult, owing to the multiple spatial, temporal and phylogenetic axes along which environmental variation may influence population survival. Here we

SUBMITTER: Redding DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611725 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature