Recognition that causal processes change during plant invasion helps explain conflicts in evidence

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1359-1367

  Dietz, Hansjörg ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Environmental gradients; Habitat invasibility; Invasion phases; Invasive plants; Mountain area; Species invasiveness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOUNTAIN REGION; PLANT;

EID: 33745983864     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1359:RTCPCD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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