Ratio-dependent response of a temperate Australian estuarine system to sustained nitrogen loading

Oecologia

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 701-708

  Bishop, Melanie J ^a   Kelaher, Brendan P ^a   Smith, Marcus P Lincoln ^b   York, Paul H ^a   Booth, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b The Ecology Lab Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bottom up control; Nutrient enrichment; Predator prey models; Ratio dependence; Resource dependence

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SIZE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEWAGE;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEWAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KOOLOONBUNG CREEK; NEW SOUTH WALES;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 33748922626     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0481-5     Document Type: Article

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