On biodiversity in river networks: A trade-off metapopulation model and comparative analysis

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Muneepeerakul, R ^a   Levin, S A ^b   Rinaldo, A ^c   Rodriguez Iturbe, I ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

METAPOPULATION MODEL; TRADE-OFF MODEL;

RIVERS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DISPERSAL; FECUNDITY; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION MODELING; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 36649001173     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005857     Document Type: Article

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