Stress as a modifier of biodiversity effects on ecosystem processes?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1143-1145

  Gessner, Mark O ^a,b   Hines, Jes ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; HERBIVORY; INSECT; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER;

AMPHIPODA; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; HERBIVORY; INSECTS; RIVERS;

ANIMALIA; ANOMALOCOSMOECUS; HYALELLA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNEPHILIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84868092592     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12011     Document Type: Note

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