Less Can Be More For Modelling Invasive Species

Less Can Be More For Modelling Invasive Species

Modelling can predict where invasive species will appear, and where needs safeguarding. A new study shows where the data comes from matters. After just 100 invasive plant observations in the US, models using only US data better predict its spread than those incorporating global range information. Nicholas Young and colleagues examined how models can use data from a plant’s range to predict where it is most likely to invade in the USA. They found…