Intermediate predator impact on consumers weakens with increasing predator diversity in the presence of a top-predator

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-85

  Jonsson, Micael ^a,b   Johansson, Frank ^b   Karlsson, Cecilia ^b   Brodin, Tomas ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Dragonfly; Non lethal; Predator prey interactions; Trait mediated indirect interactions; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DRAGONFLY; MESOCOSM; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES);

EID: 33847248434     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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