Integration of exotic plants into native insect herbivore networks

Description

As time since establishment increases, exotic plants tend to gather a denser network of native herbivores and at the same time become less invasive. Understanding the development of such exotic-native networks is therefore crucial to forecasting the long-term effects of species invasions. We studied the tritrophic aspects of developing insect communities on introduced plants in the Netherlands. We found numerous complex eco-evolutionary interactions that suggest that one-dimensional invasive species management may not always be fruitful.

Period	15-Feb-2017
Event title	Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting 2017
Event type	Conference
Conference number	10
Organiser	Netherlands Ecological Research Network (NERN)
Location	Lunteren, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International