Ecosystem process rate increases with animal species richness: Evidence from leaf-eating, aquatic insects

Oikos

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 519-523

  Jonsson, Micael ^a   Malmqvist, Björn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; INSECT; LITTER; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 0034039266     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.890311.x     Document Type: Article

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