Explanation of the observed structure of functional feeding groups of aquatic macro-invertebrates by an ecological model and the maximum exergy principle

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-231

  Jorgensen S E ^a   Verdonschot, Piet ^b   Lek, Sovan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem; Artificial neural network; Biological structure

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXERGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MACROINVERTEBRATE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 17144471031     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00233-8     Document Type: Article

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