Novel Organisms: Comparing Invasive Species, GMOs, and Emerging Pathogens
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Emergence and accumulation of novel pathogens suppress an invasive species.
Emerging pathogens are a growing threat to human health, agriculture and the diversity of ecological communities but may also help control problematic species. Here we investigated the diversity, distribution and consequences of emerging fungal pathogens infecting an aggressive invasive grass that is rapidly colonising habitats throughout the eastern USA. We document the recent emergence and ac...
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عنوان ژورنال: AMBIO
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0044-7447,1654-7209
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0387-5