Topological structure and interaction strengths in model food webs

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-412

  Quince, Christopher ^a   Higgs, Paul G ^b   McKane, Alan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coevolutionary model; Food webs; Interaction strengths; Multispecies communities; Weak links

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOPOLOGY;

COEVOLUTIONARY MODELS; FOOD WEBS; INTERACTION STRENGTHS; MULTISPECIES COMMUNITIES; WEAK LINKS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD WEB;

EID: 20644453207     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.12.018     Document Type: Article

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