Body size in ecological networks

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 402-409

  Woodward, Guy ^a   Ebenman, Bo ^b   Emmerson, Mark ^c   Montoya, Jose M ^d,e   Olesen, Jens M ^f   Valido, Alfredo ^g   Warren, Philip H ^h  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^g DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENERGY FLUX; FOOD WEB; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 20444445519     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.04.005     Document Type: Review

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