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An Allee effect at the front of a plant invasion: Spartina in a Pacific estuary

  1. Heather G. Davis1,5,*,
  2. Caz M. Taylor2,
  3. Janie C. Civille3,
  4. Donald R. Strong4,5

Article first published online: 23 MAR 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00873.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 92, Issue 2, pages 321–327, April 2004

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Davis, H. G., Taylor, C. M., Civille, J. C. and Strong, D. R. (2004), An Allee effect at the front of a plant invasion: Spartina in a Pacific estuary. Journal of Ecology, 92: 321–327. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00873.x

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  1. 1

    Population Biology Graduate Group, 2320 Storer Hall, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA,

  2. 2

    Ecology Graduate Group, 2132 Wickson Hall, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA,

  3. 3

    Ecology Graduate Group, 2320 Storer Hall, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA,

  4. 4

    Section of Evolution and Ecology, 2320 Storer Hall, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA, and

  5. 5

    Bodega Marine Laboratory, Box 247, Bodega Bay, CA 94923–0247, USA

* Heather G. Davis (tel. +1 530 754 6456; fax +1 530 752 1449; e-mail hgdavis@ucdavis.edu).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 MAR 2004
  2. Article first published online: 23 MAR 2004
  3. Received 19 June 2003 revision accepted 8 December 2003; Handling Editor: Spencer Barrett

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