0478573 - BÚ 2018 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Strayer, D.L. - D'Antonio, C. M. - Essl, F. - Fowler, M. S. - Geist, J. - Hilt, S. - Jaric, I. - Jöhnk, K. - Jones, C. G. - Lambin, X. - Latzka, A. W. - Pergl, Jan - Pyšek, Petr - Robertson, P. - von Schmalensee, M. - Stefansson, R. A. - Wright, J. - Jeschke, J.M.
Boom-bust dynamics in biological invasions: towards an improved application of the concept.
Ecology Letters. Roč. 20, č. 10 (2017), s. 1337-1350. ISSN 1461-023X. E-ISSN 1461-0248
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA17-19025S; GA ČR GB14-36079G
Grant - others:AV ČR(CZ) AP1002
Program: Akademická prémie - Praemium Academiae
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : invasions * population dynamics * alien species
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 9.137, year: 2017

Boom-bust dynamics rarely have been critically defined, analyzed, or interpreted. Boom-bust dynamics can arise from many causes, some losely associated with invasions, but others occurring across a wide range of ecological settings, especially when environmental conditions are changing rapidly. We use tests with simulated data to show that a common metric for detecting and describing boom-bust dynamics, decline from an observed peak to a subsequent trough, tends to severely overestimate the frequency and severity of busts, and should be used cautiously if at all. We review and test other metrics that are better suited to describe boom-bust dynamics.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0277842