The Construction and Assembly of an Ecological Landscape

Autor: Chris Creson, James A. Drake, Anne M. Hoylman, Timothy Voskuil, Gregory J. Witteman, Cheri S. Larue, Gary R. Huxel, David A. Kenny, Jeffrey R. Duncan, Terry Flum
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: The Journal of Animal Ecology. 62:117
ISSN: 0021-8790
DOI: 10.2307/5487
Popis: 1. An ecological landscape consisting of discrete interconnected patches was constructed in the laboratory. Each patch in the landscape was a 1-litre aquatic microecosystem containing producers and consumers. 2. Species invaded and spread throughout the landscape in a specific sequence following prescribed invasion pathways. 3. Species distribution among landscape patches was heterogeneous and converged to one of several alternative states despite identical initial conditions. 4. Differences in structure which developed among patches were the result of the assembly processes which occurred in each patch and among interconnected patches
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