Survival of the Fittest (IMAGE)

Brown University

Survival of the Fittest

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An iceplant, from a region of high diversity in South Africa, is overtopping and killing a native shrub on the New Zealand coast, a region with far less diversity. Species that have had to struggle against robust competition are strong invaders in areas where natives have had an easier time evolutionarily.

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Jason Fridley

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