Population synchrony induced by resource fluctuations and dispersal in an aquatic microcosm

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1463-1471

  Fontaine, Colin ^a   Gonzalez, Andrew ^a,b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Environmental variability; Microcosm; Moran effect; Predator prey dynamics; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DISPERSAL; MICROCOSM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SYNCHRONY;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 20444401194     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1400     Document Type: Article

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