Gradients in ecological systems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 3-21

  Müller, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological hierarchies; Ecosystem theory; Functional gradients; Self organization; Spatial gradients; Temporal gradients; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM THEORY; GRADIENT;

GERMANY, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, BORNHOVED LAKES;

EID: 0032076880     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00015-5     Document Type: Article

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