Bidirectional trophic linkages couple canopy and understorey food webs

Functional Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1436-1441

  Giery, Sean T ^a   Lemoine, Nathan P ^a   Hammerschlag Peyer, Caroline M ^a   Abbey Lee, Robin N ^a   Layman, Craig A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Anolis; Cross habitat linkages; Food webs; Reciprocal linkage; Resource subsidy; Terrestrial ecosystem

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA ACQUISITION; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; MOVEMENT; PREDATOR; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; UNDERSTORY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANOLIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84887827242     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12139     Document Type: Article

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