Food Web Structure and Stability in 20 Streams Across a Wide pH Gradient

Advances in Ecological Research

Volumn 42, Issue C, 2010, Pages 265-299

  Layer, Katrin ^a   Riede, Jens O ^a   Hildrew, Alan G ^a   Woodward, Guy ^a  

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EID: 78049419457     PISSN: 00652504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381363-3.00005-8     Document Type: Book

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