Testing the standard neutral model of biodiversity in lake communities

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-155

  Walker, Steven C ^a   Cyr, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MODEL TEST; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 33846194229     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.15300.x     Document Type: Article

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