Interspecific abundance-occupancy relationships: A test of mechanisms using microcosms

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 730-742

  Warren, Philip H ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance occupancy relationship; Macroecology; Metapopulation; Microcosm; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE-OCCUPANCY RELATIONSHIP; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; MICROCOSM; PROTIST;

PROTISTA;

EID: 0030752832     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5924     Document Type: Article

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