A century of ecosystem change: human and seabird impacts on plant species extirpation and invasion on islands

We used 116 years of floral and faunal records from Mandarte Island, British Columbia, Canada, to estimate the indirect effects of humans on plant communities via their effects on the population size of a surface-nesting, colonial seabird, the Glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens). Comparing curr...

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Main Authors: Thomas K. Lameris, Joseph R. Bennett, Louise K. Blight, Marissa Giesen, Michael H. Janssen, Joop J.H.J. Schaminée, Peter Arcese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2208.pdf