Analysis of ecosystem structure and function: Extended path and flow analysis of a steady-state oyster reef model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 251-274

  Whipple, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycling; Extended path structure; Flow analysis; Food webs; Network analysis

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; OYSTER CULTURE; REEF;

EID: 0032929986     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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