Table 2. Results from a meta-analysis of 8 published manuscripts entailing 128 observations of invasive vertebrate interactions.
N | Direction | Hedge’s d+ | |
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Habitat type | |||
Forest | 16 | – | −0.29 ± 0.10 |
Wetland | 36 | – | −0.13 ± 0.05 |
Freshwater | 73 | – | −0.11 ± 0.05 |
Garrigue | 3 | – | −0.16 ± 0.15 |
Native range overlap | |||
Overlapping ranges | 46 | – | −0.21 ± 0.07 |
Non-overlapping ranges | 72 | – | −0.13 ± 0.03 |
Invasive functional group | |||
Amphibian | 16 | 0 | −0.13 ± 0.13 |
Mammal | 19 | – | −0.25 ± 0.08 |
Fish | 93 | – | −0.13 ± 0.03 |
Trophic position of removed invader | |||
Carnivore | 106 | – | −0.13 ± 0.03 |
Herbivore | 6 | 0 | −0.06 ± 0.15 |
Omnivore | 4 | – | −0.32 ± 0.10 |