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Response surface design (Chironomidae)

Subcategory: interaction testing
Standard reference: Inouye 2001
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

A substitutive and additive design varying relative densities of two organisms to determine dynamics between taxa. Uses four relative abundances at three biomass levels to test competition, facilitation, and predation.

Typical Equipment

  • microcosms

Output Measurements

  • organism growth
  • detritus processing rates
  • biomass ratios

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Testing for competition, facilitation, and intraguild predation between two co-dominant detritivores: the caddisfly <i> Limnephilus externus </i> and chironomid midges

2022using