Indirect effects in complex ecosystems: Recent progress and future challenges

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-172

  Wootton, J Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Density mediated indirect effect; Higher order interaction; Indirect mutualism; Interaction chain; Interaction modification; Interaction strength; Keystone species; Trait mediated indirect effect; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INDIRECT EFFECT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC CASCADE;

EID: 0036775150     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(02)00149-1     Document Type: Article

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