Physical and biological disturbances interact differently with productivity: Effects on floral and faunal richness

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3069-3080

  Svensson, J Robin ^a   Lindegarth, Mats ^a   Pavia, Henrik ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity; Dynamic equilibrium model (DEM); Intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH); Marine assemblages; Species richness; Sweden; Tj rn

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRAZING; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSTRATE; WAVE ACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; INVERTEBRATES; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

SWEDEN; TJARNO BAY; VASTRA GOTALAND;

ALGAE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77957725141     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0671.1     Document Type: Article

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