Community assembly: When should history matter?

Oecologia

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 489-498

  Chase, Jonathan M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Composition; Multiple stable equilibria; Ponds; Regional and local richness

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONNECTIVITY; EQUILIBRIUM; SPECIES POOL;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141457922     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1311-7     Document Type: Review

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