Subsidy hypothesis and strength of trophic cascades across ecosystems

Ecology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1147-1156

  Leroux, Shawn J ^a   Loreau, Michel ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Control; Exogenous; Flows; Functioning; Inputs; Log response ratio; Regulation; Top down

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDICTION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD PREFERENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD PREFERENCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 55949085244     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01235.x     Document Type: Review

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