Species richness enhances both algal biomass and rates of oxygen production in aquatic microcosms

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1703-1711

  Power, Lillian D ^a,b   Cardinale, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXTINCTION; MICROCOSM; OXYGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGAE;

EID: 71949098524     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17585.x     Document Type: Article

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