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MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS HAVE LIMITED RELEVANCE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY: COMMENT

1999; Wiley; Volume: 80; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1081

1939-9170

Ray W. Drenner, Asit Mazumder,

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

EcologyVolume 80, Issue 3 p. 1081-1085 Comment MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS HAVE LIMITED RELEVANCE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY: COMMENT Ray W. Drenner, Ray W. Drenner Biology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129 USA. Biology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129 USA. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAsit Mazumder, Asit Mazumder Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7 Canada.Search for more papers by this author Ray W. Drenner, Ray W. Drenner Biology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129 USA. Biology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129 USA. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAsit Mazumder, Asit Mazumder Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7 Canada.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 April 1999 https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1081:MEHLRF]2.0.CO;2Citations: 49 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Literature cited Baca, R. M., and R. W. Drenner. . 1995. Do the effects of piscivorous largemouth bass cascade to the plankton? 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