The interplay between network structure and functioning of detritus-based communities in patchy aquatic environment

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 431-441

  Bellisario, Bruno ^a   Cerfolli, Fulvio ^a   Nascetti, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Macroinvertebrates; Modularity; Network analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD WEB; HABITAT QUALITY; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; POOL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84868342064     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-012-9412-1     Document Type: Article

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