Spatial scale, heterogeneity and functional responses

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 487-493

  Bergström, Ulf ^a,b   Englund, Göran ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consumption rate; Encounter rate; Neomysis integer; Polyphemus pediculus; Scale effects

Indexed keywords

ENCOUNTER RATE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HETEROGENEITY; SCALE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; CLADOCERA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYSIDA; MYSIDACEA; NEOMYSIS; NEOMYSIS INTEGER; PEDICULUS; POLYPHEMUS PEDICULUS;

EID: 2342544152     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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