The research of Chilean, Argentine and European scientists was recently awarded by the North American Ecological Society for the importance of its results. Experts call for preventing the spread of exotic species through good practices in activities such as tourism.
Until now, exotic plants were rarely found at high elevations and latitudes. An experiment conducted in the Andes of Punta Arenas, Chile, and in the Scandinavian Alps of Sweden, revealed that invasive plant species can survive in extreme cold zones due to human intervention and phenomena such as climate change. The study Published in 2016, it was recently awarded by the Sociedad de Ecología Norteamericana with the designation of “outstanding publication – W.S. Cooper Award” in the field of plant ecology.