#autofertility

Species-environment interactions changed by introduced herbivores

Photograph of a rabbit-excluded plant. Image: Claudio Jesús Moreno. Summit areas of oceanic islands constitute some of the most isolated ecosystems on earth and are highly vulnerable to climate change and introduced species. Within the unique high-elevation communities of Tenerife (Canary Islands), reproductive success and thus the long-term survival of species may depend on environmental…