Some steps toward a central theory of ecosystem dynamics

Computational Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 523-530

  Ulanowicz, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascendancy; Biodiversity; Central theory; Ecology; Ecosystem; Eutrophication

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ECOLOGY; EUTROPHICATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVE EQUATIONS;

ASCENDANCY; CENTRAL THEORY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 0344081948     PISSN: 14769271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1476-9271(03)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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