Predicting richness effects on ecosystem function in natural communities: Insights from high-elevation streams

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 733-743

  Dangles, Olivier ^a,b,c,f   Crespo Pérez, Verónica ^a,b,c   Andino, Patricio ^a   Espinosa, Rodrigo ^a   Calvez, Roger ^d   Jacobsen, Dean ^e  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Ecuador   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Akaike criterion; Biodiversity ecosystem function; Ecuadorian high altitude streams; Species poor ecosystems; Surface response analysis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ELEVATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955529893     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0329.1     Document Type: Article

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