Species-specific effects on ecosystem functioning can be altered by interspecific interactions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Clare, David S ^a   Spencer, Matthew ^a   Robinson, Leonie A ^a   Frid, Christopher L J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULVA INTESTINALIS; AMPHIPODA; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; METABOLISM; POLYCHAETA; SEDIMENT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84994030783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165739     Document Type: Article

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