How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline
/How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline
By JANET MARINELLI published December 8, 2020 in Yale Environment 360
The impact of introduced plants on native biodiversity has emerged as a hot-button issue in ecology. But recent research provides new evidence that the displacement of native plant communities is a key cause of a collapse in insect populations and is affecting birds as well.