Experimental tests of trophic dynamics: Towards a more penetrating approach

Oecologia

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-284

  Fraser, Lauchlan H ^a   Grime, J Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Functional groups; Methodology; Microcosm; Reductionist

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; METHODOLOGY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032939127     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050787     Document Type: Article

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