Divergence in the trophic niche of sympatric freshwater invaders

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1095-1103

  Jackson, Michelle C ^a   Britton, J Robert ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freshwater ecosystems; Global change; Invasive species; Niche width; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; CRAYFISH; CYPRINID; DIVERGENCE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GLOBAL CHANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POND; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SYMPATRY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 84897524547     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0563-3     Document Type: Article

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