Invasive plant and experimental venue affect tadpole performance

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-338

  Brown, Carrie J ^a   Blossey, Bernd ^a   Maerz, John C ^a   Joule, Steve J ^b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Ft Drum Military Installation   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Food web effects; Freshwater algae; Invasion; Mesocosms

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; PLANT; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 29844433388     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-004-8244-x     Document Type: Article

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