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Heterotroph species extinction, abundance and biomass dynamics in an experimentally fragmented microecosystem

  1. Andrew Gonzalez1,*,
  2. Enrique J. Chaneton2

Article first published online: 12 JUL 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00625.x

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Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volume 71, Issue 4, pages 594–602, July 2002

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Gonzalez, A. and Chaneton, E. J. (2002), Heterotroph species extinction, abundance and biomass dynamics in an experimentally fragmented microecosystem. Journal of Animal Ecology, 71: 594–602. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00625.x

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  1. 1

    Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Fonctionnement et Evolution des Systèmes Ecologiques, CNRS UMR 7625, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 46 rue d’Ulm, F-75230 Paris Cedex 05, France; and

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    IFEVA–CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenue. San Martín 4453, 1417 Buenos Aires, Argentina

* Dr A. Gonzalez, Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Fonctionnement et Evolution des Systèmes Ecologiques, CNRS UMR 7625, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 46 rue d’Ulm, F-75230 Paris Cedex 05, France. E-mail: gonzalez@biologie.ens.fr

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  1. Issue published online: 12 JUL 2002
  2. Article first published online: 12 JUL 2002
  3. Received 25 June 2001; accepted 11 February 2002

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