Landscape filters and species traits: Towards mechanistic understanding and prediction in stream ecology

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 391-409

  Poff, N LeRoy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Community assembly; Community composition; Filters; Functional groups; Habitat; Hierarchy; Landscape; Prediction; Species traits; Understanding

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0030973348     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468026     Document Type: Article

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