Physical habitat attribute mediates biotic resistance to non-indigenous species invasion

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 146-156

  Byers, James E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer productus; Introduced species; Physical biological coupling; Predator free space; Soft sediment communities

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; MOLLUSC; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PREDATION RISK; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

SAN JUAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

BIVALVIA; CANCER PRODUCTUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MOLLUSCA; NUTTALLIA; NUTTALLIA OBSCURATA;

EID: 0036933232     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100777     Document Type: Article

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