Consequences of niche overlap for ecosystem functioning: An experimental test with pond grazers

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2072-2083

  Wojdak, Jeremy M ^a,b   Mittelbach, Gary G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic gastropods; Ecosystem function; Niche complementarity; Ponds; Sampling effects; Species diversity and richness

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; MICROCOSM; NICHE OVERLAP; ORGANIC MATTER; POND; SNAIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TESTING METHOD;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SNAILS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35148900340     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0651.1     Document Type: Article

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