Contrasting ecosystem-effects of morphologically similar copepods.

Organisms alter the biotic and abiotic conditions of ecosystems. They can modulate the availability of resources to other species (ecosystem engineering) and shape selection pressures on other organisms (niche construction). Very little is known about how the engineering effects of organisms vary am...

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Main Authors: Blake Matthews, Stephen Hausch, Christian Winter, Curtis A Suttle, Jonathan B Shurin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3226557?pdf=render