Interactive effects of predators and a pesticide on aquatic communities

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1647-1658

  Relyea, Rick A ^a   Hoverman, Jason T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD WEB; GROWTH RESPONSE; INSECTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; PREDATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

AMPHIBIA; ANAX; ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; BELOSTOMA; FELIDAE; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; PANTHERA PARDUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 55049089136     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.16933.x     Document Type: Article

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