displace

The biologist noted that the invasive plant species had begun to _____ native vegetation — literally crowding it out of the soil and root space it once occupied — spreading rapidly across meadows that had remained undisturbed for centuries.

The biologist noted that the invasive plant species had begun to displace native vegetation — literally crowding it out of the soil and root space it once occupied — spreading rapidly across meadows that had remained undisturbed for centuries.

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The biologist noted that the invasive plant species had begun to displace native vegetation — literally crowding it out of the soil and root space it once occupied — spreading rapidly across meadows that had remained undisturbed for centuries.

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