Species richness destabilizes ecosystem functioning in experimental aquatic microcosms

Oikos

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 218-226

  Zhang, Quan Guo ^a   Zhang, Da Yong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROCOSM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGAE;

EID: 33645131717     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14220.x     Document Type: Article

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