On several measures concerning flow variables in ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 289-302

  Han, Bo Ping ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complexity; Ecosystem; Flow analysis; Measure; Structure

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODEL; MODEL; RESIDENCE TIME; STANDING STOCK; THROUGHFLOW;

EID: 0031560397     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00137-3     Document Type: Article

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