Spatial dynamics of keystone predation

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1306-1315

  Amarasekare, Priyanga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition; Dispersal; Keystone predation; Life history trade offs; Resource productivity

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DISPERSAL; EXTINCTION RISK; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 53949093439     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01439.x     Document Type: Article

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