Spatial complexity reduces interaction strengths in the meta-food web of a river floodplain mosaic

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 274-283

  Bellmore, J Ryan ^a,b,c   Baxter, Colden V ^c   Connolly, Patrick J ^b  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTERN FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Food web; Interaction strength; Landscape complexity; Meta food web; Predator prey interactions; River floodplains

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FLOODPLAIN; FOOD WEB; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LANDSCAPE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RIVER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84928892482     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-0733.1     Document Type: Article

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