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We thank members of the Flory Lab for reviewing an earlier draft of the manuscript. Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation (DEB 1415853 to SLF and DMS 1515661/1515442 to RDH) and by the University of Florida Foundation.
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Flory, S.L., Alba, C., Clay, K. et al. Emerging pathogens can suppress invaders and promote native species recovery. Biol Invasions 20, 5–8 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1438-9
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