Prickly Pear, an Invasive Species of Grasslands (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Prickly Pear, an Invasive Species of Grasslands

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Invasive species such as prickly pear, which devastates grassland important to wildlife and farming in Africa, are a threat to ecosystems and economies worldwide, but are most concerning in countries with few resources to deal with them, the authors say.

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