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Fluctuating resources in plant communities: a general theory of invasibility

Mark A. Davis, J. P. Grime, K. Thompson

2000.6.1JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00473.x

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The invasion of habitats by non‐native plant and animal species is a global phenomenon with potentially grave consequences for ecological, economic, and social systems and the study of invasions is primarily anecdotal and resistant to generalization.

Abstract

1 The invasion of habitats by non‐native plant and animal species is a global phenomenon with potentially grave consequences for ecological, economic, and social systems. Unfortunately, to date, the study of invasions has been primarily anecdotal and resistant to generalization.

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DAVIS, Mark A.; GRIME, J. P.; THOMPSON, K. Fluctuating resources in plant communities: A general theory of invasibility. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 2000, 88.