The role of recurrent disturbances for ecosystem multifunctionality

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2275-2287

  Villnäs, Anna ^a,b,c   Norkko, Joanna ^a   Hietanen, Susanna ^a,d   Josefson, Alf B ^e   Lukkari, Kaarina ^b   Norkko, Alf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Field study; Habitat heterogeneity; Hypoxia; Multiple ecosystem functions; Recurring disturbances; Resilience; Resistance

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIELD SURVEY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HETEROGENEITY; POLICY MAKING; REMEDIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; SEA; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; OXYGEN; WATER;

EID: 84886520219     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1716.1     Document Type: Article

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