Species richness effects on ecosystem functioning increase with time in an ephemeral resource system

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-77

  Jonsson, Micael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Ecosystem functioning; Process rates; Species loss; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 31844446929     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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