Climate change enhances the negative effects of predation risk on an intermediate consumer

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3834-3844

  Miller, Luke P ^a,b   Matassa, Catherine M ^a   Trussell, Geoffrey C ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nucella lapillus; Carcinus maenas; Climate change; Foraging; Predation risk; Predator prey; Species interactions; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS; NUCELLA LAPILLUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIVALVE; BRACHYURA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; WETLAND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; BRACHYURA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SNAILS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WETLANDS;

EID: 84912051721     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12639     Document Type: Article

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