Abundance and species richness in natural aquatic microcosms: A test and refinement of the Niche-Limitation Hypothesis

Community Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-94

  Romanuk, T N ^a   Kolasa, J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Aquatic invertebrates; Biodiversity; Energy Limitation Hypothesis; Microcosms; Niche Limitation Hypothesis; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROCOSM; ROCK POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036059295     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.3.2002.1.10     Document Type: Article

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