Multiple scales and the maintenance of biodiversity

Ecosystems

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 498-506

  Levin, Simon A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Competition; Cultural norms; Multiple scales

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NICHE; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIALIZATION; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0034494487     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100210000044     Document Type: Article

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