Migratory animals couple biodiversity and ecosystem functioning worldwide

Science

Volumn 344, Issue 6179, 2014, Pages

  Bauer, S ^a,b   Hoye, B J ^c,d  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIC GAS;

ANIMAL; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; MIGRATORY POPULATION; RESIDENT POPULATION;

ANIMAL DISPERSAL; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY; FORAGE; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARASITE; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREDATION; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPAGULE; REVIEW; ANIMAL; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; PARASITES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84897550862     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1242552     Document Type: Review

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