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Reduces aesthetic
interest and
property values
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Altering hydrologic
conditions
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Altering soil
characteristics
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Altering fire
intensity and
frequency
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Interfering with
natural succession
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Competing for
pollinators
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Poisoning or
repelling native
insects
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Displacing rare
plant species
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Increasing
predation on nesting
birds
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Serving as
reservoirs of plant
pathogens
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Replacing
complex communities
with single species
monocultures
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Diluting the
genetic composition
of native species
through
hybridization