Patterns of community variability depend on habitat variability and habitat generalists in natural aquatic microcosms

Community Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-203

  Therriault, T W ^a   Kolasa, J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Invertebrates; Population; Rock pools; Stability

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; HARPACTICOIDA; INVERTEBRATA; NITOCRA SPINIPES; ORTHOCYCLOPS MODESTUS; OSTRACODA; POTAMOCYPRIS;

EID: 85089281822     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.1.2000.2.9     Document Type: Article

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