Predation alters relationships between biodiversity and temporal stability

American Naturalist

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-399

  Jiang, Lin ^a   Joshi, Hena ^a   Patel, Shivani N ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Interaction strength; Stability; Temporal variability; Weak interaction effect

Indexed keywords

BACTERIVORY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTIST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CILIATE; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; TETRAHYMENA; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CILIOPHORA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENINA; TIME FACTORS;

PROTISTA;

EID: 61849155769     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596540     Document Type: Article

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