Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A complex adaptive systems approach

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 1269-1277

  Norberg, Jon ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 3843125157     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.4_part_2.1269     Document Type: Review

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