Spatiotemporal controls of simulated metacommunity dynamics in dendritic networks

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 235-251

  Auerbach, Daniel A ^a   Poff, N Leroy ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

dendritic ecological network; functional diversity; Metacommunity; temporal heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; HEADWATER; HETEROGENEITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 79952269529     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-126.1     Document Type: Article

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