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	The Global Invasive Species Team

Introduction

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Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum), the bright green tree pictured here, can also alter nutrient cycles in areas it invades such as prairies and wetlands along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Its leaf litter is broken down far more rapidly than the litter of the native plants it displaces, leading to greater swings in productivity, particularly following leafdrop when nitrogen and phosphorus are rapidly released (Cameron and Spencer 1989). In addition, Chinese tallow invasions can convert coastal prairie and marsh communities dominated by grasses, sedges and herbs to Chinese tallow-dominated forest or swamp communities (Bruce et al. 1997).

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