Changes in ecological stability across realistic biodiversity gradients depend on spatial scale

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-28

  Chalcraft, David R ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert; Ecosystem dynamics; Grasslands; Population dynamics; Scale dependence; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; GRASSLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYNCHRONY;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT;

EID: 84870898484     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2012.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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