Stressor intensity determines antagonistic interactions between species invasion and multiple stressor effects on ecosystem functioning

Oikos

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1005-1012

  Vye, Siobhan R ^a   Emmerson, Mark C ^a   Arenas, Francisco ^b   Dick, Jaimie T A ^a   O'Connor, Nessa E ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GREEN ALGA; KELP FOREST; MACROALGA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEAWEED; WARMING;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; SARGASSUM MUTICUM;

EID: 84939574206     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/oik.01583     Document Type: Article

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