Persistence despite omnivory: Benthic communities and the discrepancy between theory and observation

Oikos

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-32

  HilleRisLambers, Reinier ^a,b   Van De Koppel, Johan ^c   Herman, Peter M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; OMNIVORY; PERSISTENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645124773     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14217.x     Document Type: Article

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