Functional diversity governs ecosystem response to nutrient enrichment

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6784, 2000, Pages 340-344

  Hulot, Florence D ^a   Lacroix, Gérard ^a   Lescher Moutoué, Françoise ^a   Loreau, Michel ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD CHAIN; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANKTON; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034682281     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35012591     Document Type: Article

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