Is spread of invasive species regulated? Using ecological theory to interpret statistical analysis

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2377-2383

  De Valpine, Perry ^a   Cuddington, Kim ^b   Hoopes, Martha F ^c   Lockwood, Julie L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Invasive species; Regulation; Spatial spread; Spread dependency

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INVASIVE SPECIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 54549124770     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0090.1     Document Type: Article

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