Using community viability analysis to identify fragile systems and keystone species

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 568-575

  Ebenman, Bo ^a   Jonsson, Tomas ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXTINCTION RISK; KEYSTONE SPECIES;

EID: 24944564650     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.06.011     Document Type: Review

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