Presence and management of the invasive plant Gypsophila paniculata (baby's breath) on sand dunes alters arthropod abundance and community structure

Biological Conservation

Volumn 161, Issue , 2013, Pages 174-181

  Emery, Sarah M ^a   Doran, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

CAP analysis; Insects; PERMANOVA; Restoration; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; DOMINANCE; DUNE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERBIVORE; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLINATOR; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84876740519     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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