Linking ecological function, biodiversity and habitat: A mini-review focusing on older ecological literature

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-106

  Statzner, Bernhard ^a   Moss, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometric rules; Body size relations; Freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems; P B ratio; Productivity; Species loss; Stream invertebrates

Indexed keywords

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EID: 1842811083     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00221     Document Type: Review

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