Nonlinear scale dependence and spatiotemporal variability in planktonic food webs

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 230-240

  Carney, Heath J ^a   Havens, Karl E ^b   Bersier, Louis Félix ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; SCALE DEPENDENCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

USA, FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE;

EID: 0030620267     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546008     Document Type: Article

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