Non‐indigenous molluscs in the Eastern Mediterranean have distinct traits and cannot replace historic ecosystem functioning

Aim: A large body of ecological theory predicts that non- indigenous species (NIS) are successful invaders if their niches overlap little with native taxa. Native– non-indigenous trait dissimilarity, however, may also be observed if NIS have outcompeted ecologically similar native species. Discriminating these scenarios is essential for assessing invasion impacts but requires baseline assemblage data that are fre-quently unavailable. We overcome this impediment

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  2021

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  Global Ecology and Biogeography

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  2021-10-27

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  DOI 10.1111/geb.13415
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