The impact of environmental variability and species composition on the stability of experimental microbial populations and communities

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 327-336

  Leary, Daniel J ^a,b   Rip, Jason M K ^c   Petchey, Owen L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Univ of Guelph ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIGHT EFFECT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NICHE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STABILIZATION;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PARAMECIUM;

EID: 84857643816     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19523.x     Document Type: Article

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