Food web modularity and biodiversity promote species persistence in polluted environments

Oikos

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 583-588

  Garay Narváez, Leslie ^a   Flores, José D ^b   Arim, Matías ^c   Ramos Jiliberto, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOENERGETICS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD WEB; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

EID: 84898810179     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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