Resource availability and biodiversity effects on the productivity, temporal variability and resistance of experimental algal communities

Oikos

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-396

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

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROCOSM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALGAE;

EID: 33845674701     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14723.x     Document Type: Article

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