2002: The year of the 'diversity - Ecosystem function' debate

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 495-496

  Cameron, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES INVASION; SPECIES RARITY; THEORY; TROPHIC CASCADE;

EID: 0036837533     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(02)02618-6     Document Type: Review

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