Food quality, nutrient limitation of secondary production, and the strength of trophic cascades
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S. R. Hall ([email protected]; phone), Dept of Biology, Indiana Univ., 1001 E. 3rd St., Bloomington, IN 47405-3700, USA. J. B. Shurin, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of British Columbia, 2370-6270 Univ. Blvd., Vancouver, Canada, BC V6T 1Z4. S. Diehl, Dept Biologie II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. München, Großhaderner Str. 2, DE-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany. R. M. Nisbet, Dept of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, Univ. of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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