Serial invasions can disrupt the time course of ecosystem recovery
V. A. Karatayev, L. G. Rudstam, A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, B. V. Adamovich, H. A. Zhukava, K. T. Holeck, A. L. Hetherington, J. R. Jackson, C. W. Hotaling, T. V. Zhukova, T. M. Mikheyeva, R. Z. Kovalevskaya, O. A. Makarevich, D. V. Kruk
The paper examines how serial invasions by quagga and zebra mussels affect ecosystem recovery over time, finding that impacts can subside or amplify depending on species competition.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2021 · PreprintEcology