Assessing the contribution of micro-organisms and macrofauna to biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in freshwater microcosms

Advances in Ecological Research

Volumn 43, Issue C, 2010, Pages 151-176

  Reiss, Julia ^a   Bailey, R A ^a   Cássio, Fernanda ^a   Woodward, Guy ^a   Pascoal, Cláudia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; Experimental design; Shredders; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649234354     PISSN: 00652504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385005-8.00004-6     Document Type: Book

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