Stability of oligotrophic and eutrophic planktonic communities after disturbance by fish

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-110

  Perez Fuentetaja A ^a,b   McQueen, D J ^b   Demers, E ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FOOD WEB; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESILIENCE; RESISTANCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STABILITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0029730392     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546326     Document Type: Article

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