A Non-Native Fish Species Is Accidentally Introduced into a Tropical

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A non-native fish species is accidentally introduced into a tropical river.It appears to be well adapted to its new river environment.However, it feeds on smaller fish and is less aggressive than native fish species, so it has difficulty competing and eventually dies out.This species' failure to become a member of the new community is due to which factor(s) ?

• A) Dispersal
• B) Species interactions
• C) Environmental conditions
• D) Both species interactions and environmental conditions
• E) Both species interactions and dispersal

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