Indirect effects and facilitation among native and non-native species promote invasion success along an environmental stress gradient

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 905-915

  Zarnetske, Phoebe L ^a,d   Gouhier, Tarik C ^b   Hacker, Sally D ^a   Seabloom, Eric W ^c   Bokil, Vrushali A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammophila arenaria; Ammophila breviligulata; Coexistence; Ecosystem engineer; Ecosystem service; Elymus mollis; Invasion ecology; Lotka Volterra model; Positive interactions; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRASS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

AMMOPHILA ARENARIA; AMMOPHILA BREVILIGULATA; ELYMUS; LEYMUS MOLLIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84879606802     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12093     Document Type: Article

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