Hypothesis Description: Enemy Release Hypothesis

• Published in: Research Ideas and Outcomes Vol. 10; pp. 119 - 13
• Main Authors: Heger, Tina, Jeschke, Jonathan, Bernard-Verdier, Maud, Musseau, Camille, Mietchen, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sofia Pensoft Publishers 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Biology; colonizing ability; Competition; Ecology; enemy pre; Flowers & plants; formalized hypotheses; Herbivores; Hypotheses; invasion biology; Meta-analysis; Native species; Nonnative species; Success
• ISSN: 2367-7163; 2367-7163
• DOI: 10.3897/rio.10.e107393

This paper provides a brief overview of a major hypothesis in invasion biology: the enemy release hypothesis. Building on a summary of different previous definitions, we provide the following revised definition: “A reduced pressure by enemies in the non-native range contributes to invasion success.”...