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FORECASTING THE EFFECTS OF
ELEVATED NUTRIENT LEVELS ON
VULNERABILITY TO INVASION
TRAITS VERSUS OBSERVATIONS
Wout Van Echelpoel, Peter L. M. Goethals
02/10/2019
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCES AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY
RESEARCH GROUP AQUATIC ECOLOGY
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Potential to invade?
Vulnerability to invasion?
Strength of existing population?
Lemna minuta
Lemna minor
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1. POTENTIAL TO INVADE
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16:8 20 °C
Nutrients
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
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1. POTENTIAL TO INVADE – GROWTH
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Nutrients
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
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2. INVASION VULNERABILITY
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DATASETECOSYSTEM
MODEL
TRAINING
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2. INVASION VULNERABILITY – PRESENCE
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2. INVASION VULNERABILITY – PRESENCE
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CONCLUSION
Traits do not suffice to predict
invasive behaviour
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Observations provide more
reliable information
But can only be done if
invader is already present…
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Thank you for your attention!
¡Gracias por su atención!
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Wout Van EchelpoelAcademic Assistant – PhD candidate
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