Antagonistic interactions between an invasive alien and a native coccinellid species may promote coexistence

William T. Hentley, Adam J. Vanbergen, Andrew P. Beckerman, Melanie N. Brien, Rosemary S. Hails, T. Hefin Jones, Scott N. Johnson

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Abstract

Invasive alien species are a significant global driver of biodiversity change and decline (Vitousek et al. 1997; Gurevitch & Padilla 2004; Hooper et al. 2005). Globalisation of trade and commerce has led to worldwide, human-mediated dispersal of animals into novel environments (Mack et al. 2000). Invading alien species can occupy all trophic levels (e.g. herbivore, omnivore and predator) within a community (Kenis et al. 2009) and can affect native species through resource competition, predation or introduction of novel pathogens (Mack et al. 2000; Snyder & Evans 2006; Kenis et al. 2009; Vilcinskas et al. 2013).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1087-1097
Number of pages29
JournalJournal of Animal Ecology
Volume85
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • aphids
  • biological control
  • insect pests
  • ladybugs

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