An elementary dynamic model for non-binary food webs

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 145-152

  Wilhelm, Thomas ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b Institute of Molecular Biotechnoogy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complexity; Food web theory; Self organisation; Stability

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FOOD WEB;

EID: 0347365857     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00207-2     Document Type: Article

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