Evidence that niche specialization explains species-energy relationships in lake fish communities

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-296

  Mason, Norman W H ^a   Irz, Pascal ^a   Lanoiselée, Cédric ^a   Mouillot, David ^b   Argillier, Christine ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Co existence; Environmental filtering; Functional traits; Limiting similarity; Niche differentiation; Species introductions

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

COEXISTENCE; FISH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NICHE OVERLAP; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38849173887     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01350.x     Document Type: Article

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