The distribution of body size in a stream community: One system, many patterns

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 475-487

  Stead, Tracey K ^a   Schmid Araya, Jenny M ^a   Schmid, Peter E ^a   Hildrew, Alan G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meiofauna; Scale; Size spectra; Stream benthos; Temporal

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MEIOFAUNA; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAM;

METAZOA;

EID: 20044388911     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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