Consequences of an allee effect in the invasion of a Pacific Estuary by Spartina alterniflora

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3254-3266

  Taylor, Caz M ^a   Davis, Heather G ^a   Civille, Janie C ^a   Grevstad, Fritzi S ^b   Hastings, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Density structured model; Depensation; Invasive species; Lag time; Sensitivity analysis; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [CANADA]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 11144307580     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0640     Document Type: Article

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