Coexistence between native and exotic species is facilitated by asymmetries in competitive ability and susceptibility to herbivores

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 206-213

  Heard, Matthew J ^a   Sax, Dov F ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Diversity; Extinction; Invasion; Invasive species; Non native; Plant insect interaction; Predation; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTINCTION; FACILITATION; HERBIVORE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PREDATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; HERBIVORY; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METABOLISM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; HERBIVORY; INSECTS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MASSACHUSETTS; NITROGEN; RHODE ISLAND;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84872621570     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12030     Document Type: Article

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