Diversity of Interactions: A Metric for Studies of Biodiversity

Biotropica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-289

  Dyer, Lee A ^a   Walla, Thomas R ^b   Greeney, Harold F ^a,c   Stireman III, John O ^d   Hazen, Rebecca F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b and Mass Communication   (United States)

^c Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies   (Ecuador)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ecosystem function; Food webs; Multitrophic interactions; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOOD WEB; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77954130597     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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