Patterns of invasion are almost always studied across small areas and for short time periods. In an exciting new article, we show that non-natives of Missouri’s tallgrass prairies have increased in relative abundance in almost all parts of the state over the past 130 years.
Herbarium specimens reveal regional patterns of tallgrass prairie invasion and changing species abundance across 130 years [preprint | article]
Austin, M.W., Kaul, A.D., Smith, A.B., Rothendler, M., and Primack, R.B.
