Why Are Parts of the World Green? Multiple Factors Control Productivity and the Distribution of Biomass

This paper evaluates the multiple factors that determine the production of plant biomass and its distribution among producers and various trophic groups of consumers. In rough order of their importance, water and nutrient availability, factors that deter herbivores (plant defenses, environmental het...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oikos 1999-07, Vol.86 (1), p.3-15
1. Verfasser:	Polis, Gary A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anniversary Mini-Review Biomass Biomass production City states Food webs Herbivores Marine ecology Plants Predators Productivity Trophic relationships
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