The relative importance of competition and predation varies with productivity in a model community

American Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 329-340

  Bohannan, B J M ^a   Lenski, R E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriophage; Community structure; Competition; Predation; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION; PREDATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033799760     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303393     Document Type: Article

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