Relative abundance of an invasive alien plant affects insect-flower interaction networks in ireland

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-85

  Stout, Jane C ^a   Casey, Leanne M ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Connectance; Generality; Interaction evenness; Plant invasion; Plant pollinator networks

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLOWERING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESILIENCE; SITE INVESTIGATION;

IRELAND;

EID: 84892508536     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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