Long-term variation of link strength in a simple benthic food web

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 883-890

  Englund, G ^a   Rydberg, C ^a   Leonardsson, K ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complexity; Flexible feeding; Optimal diet choice; Stability; Switching

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXTINCTION RISK; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; ISOPOD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MACROBENTHOS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; STOMACH CONTENT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; ISOPODA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA; TIME;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; ISOPODA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DENSITY; TIME FACTORS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

MONOPOREIA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS; MYSIDA; SADURIA; SADURIA ENTOMON;

EID: 49649123805     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01404.x     Document Type: Article

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