The stability of trophic mass-balance models of marine ecosystems: A comparative analysis

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 125-134

  Vasconcellos, Marcelo ^a   Mackinson, Steven ^a   Sloman, Katherine ^b   Pauly, Daniel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c World Fish Center Makati City   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Detritus Cycling; Fisheries Impact; Marine ecosystems; Stability; Trophic models

Indexed keywords

MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MASS-BALANCE MODEL; MODELLING; TROPHIC MODEL;

EID: 0031417306     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00150-6     Document Type: Article

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