«Meyer et al. provide a critical test of whether non-native plant species can act as ecological traps for nesting birds. (sciencedaily.com)
«The predation by cats on fledgling catbirds made these suburban areas ecological traps for nesting birds,» said Peter Marra, Smithsonian research scientist. (insider.si.edu)
«What's exciting about this is that it suggests that blackberry functions as a kind of ecological trap, enticing mosquitoes to lay their eggs in a place where the larvae are unlikely to survive.» (treehugger.com)