On the diversity of trophic structures and processes in ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-62

  Han, Bo Ping ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimension; Diversity; Network; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032536908     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00201-9     Document Type: Article

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