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An international research team has found a new solution to Darwin's naturalization conundrum, which addresses why some species succeed in new habitats and others do not.

University of Tartu, Swedish lakes

Who
Wen-Gang Zhang, Meelis Pärtel, an international research team
What
An international research team has found a new solution to Darwin's naturalization conundrum, which addresses why some species succeed in new habitats and others do not.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:00:04 GMT · 3h 7m ago
Where
University of Tartu, Swedish lakes ·
Why
The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, utilized a 340-year dataset from Swedish lakes to study factors determining species establishment.
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