Caught in the food web: Complexity made simple?

Scientia Marina

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPLEMENT 2, 2001, Pages

  Pomeroy, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Energy flux; Food web; Microbial food web

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENERGY FLUX; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA;

EID: 0035197022     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2001.65s231     Document Type: Article

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