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Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Coastal Invasions: A review

Posted on December 5, 2011 by kturek

The paper “Ecological and Evolutionary consequences of Coastal Invasions,” by Edwin Grosholz presented a review of the literature regarding invasive species in estuarine and marine environments. He begins with an introduction of how these environments are among the most invaded … Continue reading →

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Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on native bivalves: the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by mhassett

Zebra mussels have coexisted in their native European range alongside sphaeriids and other unionids on a timescale ranging from decades to millennia. They were accidentally introduced to North American in the late 1980’s and have become well known for out … Continue reading →

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Hybridization Dynamics of Invasive Cattail

Posted on October 4, 2011 by kgreene3

I presented a paper entitled “Hybridization dynamics of invasive cattail (Tphaceae) stands in the Western Great Lakes Region of North America: a molecular analysis” in which various effects of hybridized cattail species were examined. This paper is also one of … Continue reading →

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