Invasion of exotic earthworms into ecosystems inhabited by native earthworms

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1287-1300

  Hendrix, P F ^a   Baker, G H ^b   Callaham Jr , M A ^a   Damoff, G A ^c   Fragoso, C ^d   Gonzalez G ^e   James, S W ^f   Lachnicht, S L ^g   Winsome, T ^a   Zou, X ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^e INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^g U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Competition; Disturbance; Exotic earthworms; Native earthworms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750187369     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-9022-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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