Eight questions about invasions and ecosystem functioning

Ecology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1199-1210

  Strayer, David L ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Biodiversity; Ecological engineering; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem management; Exotic species; Invasive species; Long term studies; Non native species; Traits

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POLICY MAKING;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84865861384     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01817.x     Document Type: Review

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