Coherent ecological dynamics induced by large-scale disturbance

Nature

Volumn 454, Issue 7202, 2008, Pages 331-334

  Keitt, Timothy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPENSATION; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNCHRONY; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 47549100164     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06935     Document Type: Article

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