: Invasive Species

Question

I read that invasive species destroy ecosystem that they are in other than their original place but how do they not destroy the ecosystem where they are from?

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Answer 1

Most species have natural predators or species around them have developed some kind of defense system. The problem of the invasive species is that their natural predators are not simultaneously introduced into the new environment meaning they can grow unchecked.

Answer 2

Most species have natural predators or species around them have developed some kind of defense system. The problem of the invasive species is that their natural predators are not simultaneously introduced into the new environment meaning they can grow unchecked.