The importance of biological inertia in plant community resistance to invasion

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 425-432

  Von Holle, Betsy ^a,b   Delcourt, Hazel R ^a   Simberloff, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic resistance; Ecological resistance; Non indigenous species; Palaeo ecology; Range extension

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PALEOECOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 0041783616     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02168.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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