Nutrient enrichment alters the consequences of species loss

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 862-870

  O'Connor, Nessa E ^a   Bracken, Matthew E S ^b   Crowe, Tasman P ^c   Donohue, Ian ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Algae; Benthic; Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Grazing; Marine; Nutrient enrichment; Plant herbivore interactions; Rock pools

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIELDWORK; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GRAZING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DECLINE; ROCK POOL; ROCKY SHORE;

ALGAE;

EID: 84931569500     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12415     Document Type: Article

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