Table 2. Results from a meta-analysis of 8 published manuscripts entailing 128 observations of invasive vertebrate interactions.
We report the mean effect size and 95% confidence intervals (Hedge’s d +) andbold values when the 95% CI does not overlap zero. Mean effect sizes were calculated for the entire data set and subsets of the data that compared the effect of mixed and single groups of invasive vertebrateson native biodiversity.
| N | Direction | Hedge’s d+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |