The population dynamics of ecosystem engineers

Oikos

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 273-283

  Gurney, W S C ^a   Lawton, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030304322     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546200     Document Type: Article

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