potential future invaders that have no invasion history.6 Consequences faced by invading species Although the focus is typically on the invading species' adverse impacts on native species, they are also often negatively impacted, as well. The new colonization of a foreign species has proven to lead to introduced species being subject to genetic bottlenecks, random genetic drift, and increased levels of inbreeding.7 Genetic changes, such as these, can pose a potential threat to allelic diversity. This could lead to genetic differentiation of the introduced population. In addition, invasive organisms face new biotic and abiotic factors. Invasion potential has a great impact on whether or not the invasive organism will survive these biotic or abiotic factors. The species' ability to adapt to the new conditions will contribute to the success of the particular invasion. In the majority of cases, a small subset of introduced species become invaders as a result of rapid changes in the new habitat. In other cases, the species fails to thrive symbiotically with the ecosystem.7 References Chapman, Annelise Sabine. From Introduced Speciesto Invader: What Determines Variation in the Success of Codiumfragile Ssp. Tomentosoides(Chlorophyta) in the North Atlantic Ocean? Institute of Marine Science, 1999, hmr.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1007/BF02908902.pdf. "Introduced Species." ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, www.sciencedaily.com/terms/introduced_species.htm. Ren, & Zhang. (2009). The relative generality of plant invasion mechanisms and predicting future invasive plants. Weed Research, 449–460. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00723.x Rodda, G. H., Reed, R. N., & Jarnevich, C. S. (n.d.). Climate matching as a tool for predicting potential North American spread of Brown Treesnakes. Retrieved December 4, 2020, from https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/symposia/invasive_symposium/content/Rodda138_145_MVIS.pdf Silliman, B. R., & Bertness, M. D. (2004). Shoreline Development Drives Invasion of Phragmites australis and the Loss of Plant Diversity on New England Salt Marshes. Conservation Biology, 18(5), 1424–1434. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00112.x Dick, Jaimie T.A., et al. "Invader Relative Impact Potential: a New Metric to Understand and Predict the Ecological Impacts of Existing, Emerging and Future Invasive Alien Species." Besjournals, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 12 Jan. 2017, besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12849. Caño, L., et al. "Increased Fitness and Plasticity of an Invasive Species in Its Introduced Range: a Study Using Senecio Pterophorus." Besjournals, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 16 Mar. 2008, besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01363.x. Conservation biology Invasive species