The logic and realism of the hypothesis of exploitation ecosystems

American Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 703-723

  Oksanen, Lauri ^a   Oksanen, Tarja ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Mammals; Predation; Primary productivity; Trophic cascades; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034045554     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303354     Document Type: Article

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