Increased Primary Production from an Exotic Invader Does Not Subsidize Native Rodents.

Invasive plants have tremendous potential to enrich native food webs by subsidizing net primary productivity. Here, we explored how a potential food subsidy, seeds produced by the aggressive invader cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), is utilized by an important guild of native consumers--granivorous smal...

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Main Authors: Jacob E Lucero, Phil S Allen, Brock R McMillan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4526561?pdf=render