Biodiversity losses and ecosystem function in freshwaters: Emerging conclusions and research directions

BioScience

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-35

  Vaughn, Caryn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Freshwater; Mollusks; Species traits

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 74549141404     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2010.60.1.7     Document Type: Article

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