Top predator removals have consistent effects on large species despite high environmental variability

Oikos

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 807-816

  Boersma, Kate S ^a   Bogan, Michael T ^b   Henrichs, Brian A ^a   Lytle, David A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DETRITIVORY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INVERTEBRATE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; PREDATOR; STREAMWATER; VULNERABILITY;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

ABEDUS HERBERTI; BELOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84902551092     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/oik.00925     Document Type: Article

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