Niche construction in the light of niche theory

Ecology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-90

  Kylafis, Grigoris ^a   Loreau, Michel ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition; Ecological and adaptive niche construction; Niche impact; Niche theory; Positive and negative interactions; Species response

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION GROWTH;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78751695933     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01551.x     Document Type: Article

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