Modelling the joint effects of predator and prey diversity on total prey biomass

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-96

  Fox, Jeremy W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity and ecosystem function; Complementarity; Food webs; Niche differentiation; Overyielding

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREDATOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 1642564612     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2004.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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