Size-structured planktonic ecosystems: Constraints, controls and assembly instructions

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1121-1130

  Poulin, Francis J ^a   Franks, Peter J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

allometric scaling; plankton diversity; size structured planktonic ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSEMBLY RULE; BIOMASS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 77956026537     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp145     Document Type: Article

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