Functional analysis of the newly established plants induced by nesting gulls on Riou archipelago (Marseille, France)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-250

  Vidal, Eric ^a   Médail, Frédéric ^a   Tatoni, Thierry ^a   Vidal, Patrick ^b   Roche, Philip ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Conserv Etud des Ecosyst de P ^*  (France)

Author keywords

CSR strategy; Dispersal; Disturbances; Floristic turnover; Growth forms; Larus cachinnans; Life history attributes; Mediterranean islands; SE France

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; NESTING; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; PLANT; RUDERAL; SEABIRD;

FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; RIOU ARCHIPELAGO;

LARUS CACHINNANS;

EID: 0032077727     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80028-3     Document Type: Article

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