Size dependence of biomass spectra and abundance spectra: The optimal distributions

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 145, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 175-187

  Han, Bo Ping ^a,b,c   Straskraba, Milan ^b  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Optimal distribution; Size spectra

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035891860     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(01)00389-1     Document Type: Article

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