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  "id": 18056238,
  "title": "Resource-driven release from lag phase triggers the world’s fastest and largest coastal plant invasion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/resource-driven-release-from-lag-phase-triggers-the-worlds-fastest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PNAS",
    "slug": "pnas",
    "url": "https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2622290123?af=R"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceWhy some introduced populations remain dormant for decades, whereas others rapidly transform ecosystems, remains a fundamental question in ecology. We show that abundant sediment weakens Allee effects and dramatically shortens invasion lag ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}