Constraints on body size distributions: An experimental approach using a small-scale system

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 389-398

  Raffaelli, D ^a   Hall, S ^b   Emes, C ^a   Manly, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomass spectrum; Enrichment; Habitat architecture; Intertidal; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ZOOBENTHOS;

EID: 0034096492     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050045     Document Type: Article

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