Species traits and species diversity affect community stability in a multiple stressor framework

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-209

  Flöder, Sabine ^a   Hillebrand, Helmut ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Species identity; Species richness; Stability; Stressor induced community resistance

Indexed keywords

ACUTODESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 84871442291     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00479     Document Type: Article

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