Regular pattern formation in real ecosystems

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-175

  Rietkerk, Max ^a   van de Koppel, Johan ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 40049087110     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.10.013     Document Type: Review

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