Predator identity and ecological impacts: Functional redundancy or functional diversity?

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2407-2418

  Chalcraft, David R ^a,c   Resetarits Jr , William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Community structure; Fish; Food web; Keystone predation; Larval anurans; Ponds; Predator prey interactions; Salamanders; Species turnover; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA;

EID: 0242445254     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0550     Document Type: Article

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