Bifurcations in ecosystem models and their biological interpretation

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 29-59

  Kooi, B W ^a   Boer, M P ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

37N25; 92D25; Bifurcation analysis; Chemostat; Community assembly; Food web; Invasion; Local and global bifurcation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042883696     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810108840894     Document Type: Article

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