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- Title
THE EFFECTS OF PREY HETEROGENEITY AND CONSUMER IDENTITY ON THE LIMITATION OF TROPHIC-LEVEL BIOMASS.
- Authors
Steiner, Christopher F.
- Abstract
Explores the effects of prey heterogeneity and consumer identity on the strength of predator limitation of prey biomass under controlled laboratory conditions. Use of an aquatic community model composed of zooplankton as top predators, algae as prey and nutrients as basal resources; Negative effects of predators on algae and algae biomass; Predator limitations in food webs.
- Subjects
PREDATION; PREDATORY animals; AQUATIC resources
- Publication
Ecology, 2001, Vol 82, Issue 9, p2495
- ISSN
0012-9658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[2495:TEOPHA]2.0.CO;2