The interaction between predation and competition: A review and synthesis

Ecology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 302-315

  Chase, Jonathan M ^a   Abrams, Peter A ^a   Grover, James P ^a   Diehl, Sebastian ^b   Chesson, Peter ^c   Holt, Robert D ^d   Richards, Shane A ^e   Nisbet, Roger M ^e   Case, Ted J ^f  

^a DIVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Australia)

^d College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering ^*  (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Diversity; Herbivory; Interaction strength; Interspecific competition; Predation

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATION;

EID: 0036126789     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00315.x     Document Type: Review

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