Energy input and species diversity patterns in microcosms

Oikos

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 314-324

  Warren, Philip H ^a   Weatherby, Anita J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICROCOSM; PROTIST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTISTA;

EID: 33646882575     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.13582.x     Document Type: Article

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