Disentangling the mechanistic drivers of ecosystem-size effects on species diversity

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1204-1214

  Blakely, Tanya J ^a   Didham, Raphael K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Community composition; Forest canopy; Microcosm; Mixed effects model; Resource concentration; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

WATER;

COLONIZATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST CANOPY; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSECT; MICROCOSM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; INSECT; NEW ZEALAND; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; INSECTS; NEW ZEALAND; TREES; WATER;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77958593311     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01729.x     Document Type: Article

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