Propagule supply controls grazer community structure and primary production in a benthic marine ecosystem

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 7052-7057

  Lee, Sarah C ^a   Bruno, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Propagule limitation; Saturation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM; GRAZER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDATION; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN;

ANIMALIA;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; FOOD CHAIN; MARINE BIOLOGY;

EID: 66349114753     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809284106     Document Type: Article

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