Do similar communities develop in similar sites? A test with zooplankton structure and function
DG Jenkins, AL Buikema Jr - Ecological Monographs, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
McCune and Allen (1985) asked the question “Will similar forests develop on similar sites?”
and concluded that dissimilar old‐growth forests had developed on similar sites due to
historical factors (colonization, disturbance, etc.). We asked “Do similar zooplankton
communities develop in similar ponds?” We compared zooplankton community structure
and function in 12 newly constructed experimental ponds during 1 yr of natural colonization
and analyzed a suite of physical–chemical variables to evaluate the assumption of …
and concluded that dissimilar old‐growth forests had developed on similar sites due to
historical factors (colonization, disturbance, etc.). We asked “Do similar zooplankton
communities develop in similar ponds?” We compared zooplankton community structure
and function in 12 newly constructed experimental ponds during 1 yr of natural colonization
and analyzed a suite of physical–chemical variables to evaluate the assumption of …
