The interaction between competition and predation: A meta-analysis of field experiments

American Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 435-453

  Gurevitch, Jessica ^a   Morrison, Janet A ^b   Hedges, Larry V ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Ecological experiments; Herbivory; Meta analysis; Predation; Statistical interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; META-ANALYSIS; PREDATION;

EID: 0034015860     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303337     Document Type: Article

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