A system in which available energy per se controls alpha diversity: Marine pelagic birds

American Naturalist

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-429

  Hashmi, Dean ^a,b   Causey, Douglas ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Available energy; Ecological communities; Seabirds; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BREEDING SEASON; ENERGY FLUX; METABOLISM; SEABIRD; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENERGY METABOLISM; SEA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; OCEANS AND SEAS;

AVES;

EID: 40949150355     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/528997     Document Type: Article

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