Linking Native and Invader Traits Explains Native Spider Population Responses to Plant Invasion

Theoretically, the functional traits of native species should determine how natives respond to invader-driven changes. To explore this idea, we simulated a large-scale plant invasion using dead spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) stems to determine if native spiders’ web-building behaviors could exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smith, Jennifer N., Emlen, Douglas J., Pearson, Dean E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833385/