Environmental context determines multi-trophic effects of consumer species loss

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 431-440

  O'Connor, Nessa E ^a,b   Donohue, Ian ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Context dependence; Ecosystem functioning; Eutrophication; Food web; Marine; Multiple stressors; Nutrient enrichment; Species loss

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; EUTROPHICATION; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; EUTROPHICATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ALGAE;

EID: 84871935970     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12061     Document Type: Article

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