Effects of fish species richness and assemblage composition on stream ecosystem function

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-32

  Hargrave, C W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblage composition; Ecosystem function; Fish effects; Functional richness; Species richness; Stream mesocosms

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 69249123380     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2008.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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