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 coul...

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Main Authors: Jennifer N Smith, Douglas J Emlen, Dean E Pearson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4833385?pdf=render