Date: 11th September 2024
The enemy of my enemy…. Invasive mammals as seed predators of wilding conifers.
Tom Carlin from Scion recently completed our second webinar with a great presentation. You can watch this on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1cizVVDmoc
Tom along with a group of scientists from Scion and Lincoln University investigated the contribution that seed predators have on reducing invasive alien conifer seed survival across both invaded and uninvaded habitats in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Without wanting to give away too much before Tom’s presentation, the research found seed predation varies greatly between habitats, suggesting invasion and reinvasion rates are higher in ungrazed areas of lower forest density that support fewer introduced mammals.
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