Engineering by an invasive species alters landscape-level ecosystem function, but does not affect biodiversity in freshwater systems

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-222

  Anderson, Christopher B ^a,b,c   Vanessa Lencinas, María ^b   Wallem, Petra K ^d   Valenzuela, Alejandro E J ^e   Simanonok, Michael P ^f   Martínez Pastur, Guillermo ^b  

^a Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Omora Sub Antarctic Research Alliance   (United States)

^d Monseñor Sótero Sanz 55 Oficina 601A   (Chile)

^e Argentine National Parks Administration   (Argentina)

^f MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver; Benthic macroinvertebrate; Biodiversity ecosystem function; Castor canadensis; Non native; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOME; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CREATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; STREAMFLOW; SURFACE AREA;

TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA];

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE;

EID: 84891832763     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12147     Document Type: Article

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