• Biology
• Published 2000
• DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00473.x

Fluctuating resources in plant communities: a general theory of invasibility

@inproceedings{Davis2000FluctuatingRI,
  title={Fluctuating resources in plant communities: a general theory of invasibility},
  author={Mark H. A. Davis and John Grime and Ken Thompson},
  year={2000}
}

• Mark H. A. Davis, John Grime, Ken Thompson

Summary 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. 2 Here, we use insights from experiments and from long-term monitoring studies of vegetation to propose a new theory in which fluctuation in resource availability is identified as the key factor controlling… CONTINUE READING

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