Terrestrial trophic dynamics in the Canadian Arctic

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 827-843

  Krebs, Charles J ^a   Danell, Kjell ^b   Angerbjörn, Anders ^c   Agrell, Jep ^d   Berteaux, Dominique ^e   Bråthen, Kari Anne ^f   Danell, Öje ^b   Erlinge, Sam ^d   Fedorov, Vadim ^g   Fredga, Karl ^g   Hjältén, Joakim ^b   Högstedt, Göran ^h   Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg S ⁱ   Kenney, Alice J ^a   Kjellén, Nils ^d   Nordin, Torgny ^j   Roininen, Heikki ^k   Svensson, Mikael ^d   Tannerfeldt, Magnus ^c   Wiklund, Christer ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

HERBIVORES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOOD WEB; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TUNDRA;

CANADA;

EID: 0041569933     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-061     Document Type: Article

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