The role of positive interactions in communities: Lessons from intertidal habitats

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1976-1989

  Bertness, Mark D ^a   Leonard, George H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Distributional limits; Group benefits; Habitat amelioration; Physical stress

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POSITIVE INTERACTIONS; ROCKY SHORE; SALTMARSH;

USA, NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 0031284547     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1976:TROPII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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