Above- and below-ground impacts of introduced predators in seabird-dominated island ecosystems

Ecology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1299-1307

  Fukami, Tadashi ^a,b   Wardle, David A ^a,c   Bellingham, Peter J ^a   Mulder, Christa P H ^d   Towns, David R ^e   Yeates, Gregor W ^f   Bonner, Karen I ^a   Durrett, Melody S ^d   Grant Hoffman, Madeline N ^d   Williamson, Wendy M ^a,g  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^f LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^g ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allochthonous input; Biological invasion; Community structure; Food web; Nutrient enrichment; Nutrient subsidies; Spatial subsidies; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; SEABIRD; SOIL FERTILITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; NEW ZEALAND; PREDATION; RAT; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; NEW ZEALAND; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RATS; SOIL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33751216141     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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