Invasibility

Propagule pressure is a composite measure of the number of individuals of a species released into a region to which they are not native. It has been found that species with weak dispersal agents create increased invasibility, especially near stream sides.^{[citation needed]} The absence of habitat fragmentation allows for greater dispersal and high invasibility at edges of habitat boundaries.^{[citation needed]} Propagule pressure is the main reason why the density of some invasive species is higher near the site of introduction.^{[citation needed]}

Disturbance is another abiotic factor that can affect invasibility. Disturbance is defined as a punctuated event that kills organisms or removes part of their biomass.^[8] Both increasing and suppressing disturbances can increase invisibility. For example, in the North American grasslands fire was found to decrease invasion but increased grazing increased invasion.^[8] Fires increase the invasibility of some species of pine trees but decreases the invasibility of other pine species.^[8] It has been proposed that disturbances increase invasibility to the degree that they cause the natural habitat to deviate from its original state.^[8]

Stresses such as

diversity, predation and disease. One of the main biotic factors that impact invasibility is interspecific competition. Since an invader will require certain limiting resources it will be more likely to be successful in habitat where competition for these resources is low.^[8] If the invader has optimum performance at a resource level that only slightly overlaps with a native species than it will have a greater chance invasion.^[4] For example, another reason the Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) is such a successful invader in the New England area is because there are few ecological equivalents - that is to say, other grapsid crabs in the area.^[7] However, determining the success of a non-native species in its invaded habitat is not always easy because their resource requirements may differ from their native habitat.^[8] When the characteristics of a non-native species and native species are significantly similar a single native species can go a long way to prevent the invasion of a non-native species.^[8]

A habitat with high

non-native species that could out-compete a native species on a one-to-one level.^[8] A notable exception is diverse habitats with many pollinators. Pollinators significantly increase the invasion success of invasive plants thus habitats with a diverse set of pollinators have a greater chance of being invaded.^[8]

Habitats with high invasibility

Certain habitats are naturally more susceptible to alien plant invasions.

non-native species. In order for successful invasion of a natural community to occur, it requires dispersal, establishment, and survival.^[13]

The specific

exotic species established in the wild.^[14] For a small area of a few islands, these are huge numbers, which have very significantly affected the overall ecosystem on the island

.

Habitats with low invasibility

Levels of species invasion are low in harsh climates and habitats with poor

oniferous woodlands, deserts, and savannas.^[1] Non-native plants and animals do not tend to thrive in these types of habitats due to the lack of nutrient availability, harsh climatic conditions, or other unfavorable conditions that diminish the quality of life of a foreign species.^[12]

A good example of an area that expresses low invasibility would be the

non-native species to invade this area and live to reproduce. (However, on the other hand "Because overall levels of soil nutrients in the Mojave Desert are low relative to other ecosystems, the high nutrient concentrations that produce high cover of competitive natives that hinders the establishment and growth of aliens may never be found in this region."^[15]) New species are less likely to be able to establish themselves in harsh climate

areas, or communities that are abiotically stressful.

References

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