Diversity-invasibility across an experimental disturbance gradient in Appalachian forests

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 183-192

  Belote, R Travis ^a   Jones, Robert H ^a   Hood, Sharon M ^a,b   Wender, Bryan W ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Virginia Division of Natural Heritage   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic acceptance; Biotic resistance; Deciduous forests; Disturbance; Diversity invasibility relationships; Forest management; Plant invasions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OAK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIAN REGION; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUERCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 40449087544     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0270.1     Document Type: Article

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