Stability and complexity in microcosm communities

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 749-756

  Fox, Jeremy W ^a   McGrady Steed, Jill ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectance; Food webs; Microcosms; Protists; Stability vs. complexity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; FOOD WEB; MICROCOSM; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0036741139     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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