Impacts of Invasive Species on Food Webs: A Review of Empirical Data

Advances in Ecological Research

Volumn 56, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-60

  David, P ^a   Thebault E ^b   Anneville, O ^c   Duyck, P F ^d   Chapuis, E ^a,e   Loeuille, N ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Biological control; Biological invasion; Community diversity; Competition; Food web; Network; Predation; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008462041     PISSN: 00652504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2016.10.001     Document Type: Chapter

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