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Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed

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par Nicola Simone Smith, Liber Ero Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
William W. L. Cheung, Professor and Director, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia

In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometres an hour. It devastated communities and infrastructure, was associated with nearly 3,000 deaths and caused tens of billions of dollars in losses.

The storm was a disaster for nature too. On land, severe forest damage led to dramatic declines in forest birds. In the sea, storms moved large amounts…

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