Colonization sequence influences selection and complementarity effects on biomass production in experimental algal microcosms

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1748-1758

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

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; COMPLEMENTARITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROCOSM; MONOCULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALGAE;

EID: 34548561916     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15988.x     Document Type: Article

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