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  1. Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    James Vonesh, Mike McCoy & John Measey

  2. Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    James Vonesh

  3. Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Mike McCoy

  4. Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa

    Res Altwegg

  5. African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

    Res Altwegg

  6. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Pietro Landi

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Vonesh, J., McCoy, M., Altwegg, R. et al. Rather than unifying invasion biology, Dick et al.’s approach rests on subjective foundations. Biol Invasions 19, 1679–1680 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1361-5

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