Spatial Patterns and Dynamic Responses of Arctic Food Webs Corroborate the Exploitation Ecosystems Hypothesis (EEH)
Abstract: According to the exploitation ecosystems hypothesis (EEH), productive terrestrial ecosystems are characterized by community‐level trophic cascades, whereas unproductive ecosystems harbor food‐limited grazers, which regulate community‐level plant biomass. We tested this hypothesis along arc...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The American Naturalist. - University of Chicago Press. - 171(2007), 2, Seite 249-262 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The American Naturalist |
| Schlagworte: | arctic herbivory plant communities predation trophic cascades tundra vegetation Biological sciences Physical sciences Maano |