Implicit scaling in the design of experimental aquatic ecosystems

Oikos

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-18

  Petersen, John E ^a   Cornwell, Jeff C ^a   Kemp, W Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LITERATURE REVIEW; MESOCOSM; SCALE EFFECT;

EID: 0032891409     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546786     Document Type: Review

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