Dendritic network structure and dispersal affect temporal dynamics of diversity and species persistence

Oikos

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 908-916

  Seymour, Mathew ^a,b   Fronhofer, Emanuel A ^a   Altermatt, Florian ^a,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISPERSAL; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PERSISTENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

PROTISTA;

EID: 84935743240     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/oik.02354     Document Type: Article

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