Using limiting similarity to enhance invasion resistance: Theoretical and practical concerns

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 559 - 565
• Main Authors: Hess, Manon C. M., Buisson, Elise, Jaunatre, Renaud, Mesléard, François, Singh, Inderjit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2020; Wiley
• Subjects: applied ecology; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biological invasions; biotic resistance; Coexistence; competitive exclusion; Complexity; Constraining; Ecological monitoring; ecological niche; Ecological niches; Environmental changes; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Sciences; fitness; Global Changes; Introduced species; Invasive species; Niche overlap; Niches; Nonnative species; Plant communities; Plant resistance; restoration; Similarity; Theory

The control of invasive species is a central topic of both applied and theoretical research. Understanding how and which ecological theories can be used to improve invasion resistance of plant communities is essential, to design effective control strategies. The theory of limiting similarity, statin...