Functional group change within and across scales following invasions and extinctions in the Everglades ecosystem

Ecosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 339-347

  Forys, Elizabeth A ^a   Allen, Craig R ^b  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross scale resilience; Diversity; Ecosystem structure; Endangered species; Everglades ecosystem; Extinctions; Florida; Functional group; Invasive species; Nonnative species

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036625994     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-001-0078-0     Document Type: Article

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