Spatial variation in structural damage to a keystone plant species in the sub-antarctic: Interactions between azorella selago and invasive house mice

Antarctic Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-196

  Phiri, Ethel E ^a   McGeoch, Melodie A ^a,b   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cushion plant; Herbivory; Invasive species; Rodent; Spatial distribution; Sub Antarctic

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; LANDSCAPE; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AZORELLA SELAGO; INVERTEBRATA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 68349157590     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102008001569     Document Type: Article

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