Homeostasis and compensation: The role of species and resources in ecosystem stability

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2118-2132

  Ernest, S K M ^a   Brown, J H ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Competition; Desert rodents; Ecosystem ecology; Ecosystem homeostasis; Ecosystem stability from resource competition; Energy flow through ecosystems; Linking community ecology and ecosystem ecology; Resource consumption; Species compensation; Stability of ecosystem level properties; Winter annuals

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPENSATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HOMEOSTASIS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0034888470     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2680220     Document Type: Article

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