Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in aquatic microbial systems: A new analysis of temporal variation and species richness-predictability relations

Oikos

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 458-466

  Morin, Peter J ^a   McGrady Steed, Jill ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 1542289019     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13256.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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