Species diversity and invasion resistance in a marine ecosystem

Science

Volumn 286, Issue 5444, 1999, Pages 1577-1579

  Stachowicz, John J ^a   Whitlatch, Robert B ^a   Osman, Richard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPECIES; SURVIVAL;

ASCIDIACEA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033585042     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5444.1577     Document Type: Article

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