A comparative sink web analysis of two bird species in two habitats: Trophic structure, functionality, aggregation and system-level indication

Community Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-22

  Javor B ^a   Jordan F ^b   Torok J ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aggregation; European blackbird; Great tit; Hungary; Sink web; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD WEB; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 20544442708     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.6.2005.1.2     Document Type: Article

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