Invasive mangrove removal and recovery: Food web effects across a chronosequence

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 448, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-135

  Siple, Margaret C ^a   Donahue, Megan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Ecosystem engineers; Infauna; Invasive species; Rhizophora mangle

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; BURROWING ORGANISM; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CRAB; DECOMPOSITION; DEPOSIT FEEDER; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; FOOD WEB; HABITAT QUALITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANGROVE; OVERSTORY; POPULATION REGULATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880995456     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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