When do herbivores affect plant invasion? Evidence for the natural enemies and biotic resistance hypotheses

• Published in: Oikos Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 361 - 373
• Main Authors: Maron, John L., Vilà, Montserrat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copenhagen Munksgaard International Publishers 01.12.2001; Munksgaard International Publishers, Ltd; Blackwell
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Demecology; Ecological invasion; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Herbivores; Insect ecology; Introduced plants; Introduced species; Mini-Review; Natural enemies; Phytophagous insects; Plants; Plants and fungi; Population growth; Seed predation; Resistance; Life history; Introduced species; Plant; Herbivorous; Animal plant relation; Interspecific competition; Review; Vegetation dynamics; Colonization; Native species; Ecological abundance

Two venerable hypotheses, widely cited as explanations for either the success or failure of introduced species in recipient communities, are the natural enemies hypothesis and the biotic resistance hypothesis. The natural enemies hypothesis posits that introduced organisms spread rapidly because the...