Trophic interaction cycles in tundra ecosystems and the impact of climate change

BioScience

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 311-322

  Ims, Rolf A ^a   Fuglei, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic tundra; Climate change; Ecosystem functioning; Food web dynamics; Lemmings

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444425741     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0311:TICITE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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