Invasive aliens and sampling bias

Ecology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 278-280

  Simons, Andrew M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; EICA hypothesis; Invasive alien plants; Nonindigenous species; Optimal defence theory; Phenotypic plasticity; Plant vigour; Sampling bias; Weeds

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SAMPLING BIAS; VIGOR; WEED;

EID: 0037398478     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00430.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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