The effects of spatial scale on trophic interactions

Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 801-807

  Van De Koppel, Johan ^a   Bardgett, Richard D ^b   Bengtsson, Janne ^c   Rodriguez Barrueco, Claudino ^d   Rietkerk, Max ^e   Wassen, Martin J ^e   Wolters, Volkmar ^f  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumer resource interaction; Land use; Predator prey interaction; Spatial scale; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD CHAIN; LAND USE CHANGE; SCALE EFFECT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

EID: 27744446826     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-005-0134-2     Document Type: Article

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