The importance of biotic interactions in abundance-occupancy relationships

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 846-854

  Holt, Alison R ^a   Warren, Philip H ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance occupancy relationship; Biotic interactions; Dispersal; Metapopulation dynamics; Microcosms

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISPERSAL; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; METAPOPULATION; MICROCOSM; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTISTA;

EID: 0036742986     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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