Keystone predator effects and grazer control of planktonic primary production

Oikos

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 569-577

  Steiner, Christopher F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PLANKTON; PREDATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TRADE-OFF;

ALGAE;

EID: 0037504347     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12309.x     Document Type: Article

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