The interactive effects of disturbance and nutrient enrichment on species diversity and biomass of intertidal rocky-shore communities

Unimodal patterns of diversity along gradients of both disturbance and productivity rank amongst the most celebrated generalizations in ecology, known as the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IOH) and Productivity Diversity Hypothesis. However, doubt about their generality has arisen from studies that have failed to confirm the predicted patterns. Models suggest the interactive effects of disturbance and productivity on diversity to be responsible for the variability of diversity patterns.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Pfaff, Maya C

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Branch, George M

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6158

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6158