Integration of non-indigenous species within the interspecific abundance-occupancy relationship

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-75

  Rigal, François ^a   Whittaker, Robert J ^b,c   Triantis, Kostas A ^a,b,d   Borges, Paulo A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abundance occupancy relationship; Azores; Model averaging; Non indigenous species; Oceanic islands; Soil arthropods

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHIPELAGO; ARTHROPOD; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROECOLOGY; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AZORES; EAST NUSA TENGGARA; FLORES [LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS]; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; PORTUGAL; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84875258073     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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