Grazer diversity, functional redundancy, and productivity in seagrass beds: An experimental test

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2417-2434

  Duffy, J E ^a   Macdonald, K S ^a   Rhode, J M ^a   Parker, J D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Eelgrass; Erichsonella attenuata; Estuaries; Functional redundancy; Gammarus mucronatus; Grazing; Idotea baltica; Mesograzers; Productivity; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAZING; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; ERICHSONELLA ATTENUATA; GAMMARUS MUCRONATUS; HALOPHILA; IDOTEA BALTICA; ISOPODA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0034793516     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[2417:GDFRAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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