Applying competition theory to invasion: Resource impacts indicate invasion mechanisms in California shrublands

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 191-203

  Goldstein, Leah J ^a   Suding, Katharine N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California coastal sage scrub; Competition; Fluctuating resources; Invasion mechanisms; Niche differences; Priority effects; R*

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HERB; NICHE PARTITIONING; PRIORITIZATION; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SCRUB; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891049196     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0513-0     Document Type: Article

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