The pulse of the real estate market in a given area turns out to be a powerful indicator of how many exotic plant species have invaded the neighborhood, say two researchers. The hotter the market, the greater the risk to native species from invaders, according to their computer models.
Adding economic factors to a simpler model of alien-plant invasion enhanced the model’s predictive power, report Brad W.
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