Showing papers by "Charles H. Peterson published in 1975"
TL;DR: Benthic communities of two southern Cali- fornia lagoons were sampled intensively once every 4 mo over a 37-mo period and the lagoon with the lowest species diversity was composed of species whose populations generally exhibited much greater temporal variability.
Abstract: Benthic communities (predominantly bivalve mollusks) of two southern Cali- fornia lagoons (Mugu Lagoon and Tijuana Slough) were sampled intensively once every 4 mo over a 37-mo period. The two lagoons differed significantly in species diversity. The lagoon with the lowest species diversity, Mugu Lagoon, was composed of species whose populations generally exhibited much greater temporal variability (showing lower stability of component species); however, the proportionate community composition of each lagoon varied to an equal degree through time (demonstrating equivalence in stability of community composition). This nearly paradoxical result can be explained in part by a higher level of synchrony in the temporal fluctuations of the species populations at Mugu Lagoon. A similar response by several species at Mugu Lagoon to an environmental perturbation, dilution after a heavy rain, contributed to this higher level of synchrony.
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TL;DR: The limnology and fishes of oligotrophic glacial lakes in North America (about 1800 A.D.) and the theory of island biogeography.
Abstract: Barbour, C. D., and J. H. Brown. 1974. Fish species diversity in lakes. Amer. Natur. 108: 473-489. MacArthur, R. H., and E. 0. Wilson. 1967. The theory of island biogeography. Monogr. Pop. Biol. 1: 1-203. Preston, F. W. 1962. The canonical distribution of commonness and rarity. I. Ecology 43: 185-215. Ryder, R. A. 1972. The limnology and fishes of oligotrophic glacial lakes in North America (about 1800 A.D.). J. Fisheries Res. Board Can. 29:617-628. Wilson, E. O., and W. H. Bossert. 1971. A primer of population biology. Sinauer, Stamford, Conn. PETER H. HAAS
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