Impact of plant invasions on local arthropod communities: A meta-analysis

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-11

  van Hengstum, Thomas ^a   Hooftman, Danny A P ^b   Oostermeijer, J Gerard B ^a   van Tienderen, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien species; Arthropods; Exotic species; Insects; Invasion ecology; Species richness; Woodiness

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HABITAT LOSS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; META-ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOOD;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84890311627     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12176     Document Type: Article

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