Population structure determines functional differences among species and ecosystem processes

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Rudolf, Volker H W ^a   Rasmussen, Nick L ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ODONATA; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84883117611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3318     Document Type: Article

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