Biotic resistance in marine environments

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 821-833

  Kimbro, David L ^a,b   Cheng, Brian S ^c,d   Grosholz, Edwin D ^c,d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological invasion; Competition; Consumption; Enemy release hypothesis; Evolution of increased competitive ability hypothesis; Exotic species; Invasion paradox; Invasional meltdown; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENEMY RELEASE HYPOTHESIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LATITUDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; META-ANALYSIS; NATIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AQUATIC SPECIES; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

EID: 84877922439     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12106     Document Type: Review

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