Is the relationship between algal diversity and biomass in North American lakes consistent with biodiversity experiments?

Oikos

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 267-278

  Zimmerman, Emily K ^a   Cardinale, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84894298718     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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