Cycling in ecological networks: Finn's index revisited

Computational Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-233

  Allesina, Stefano ^a   Ulanowicz, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Cycle; Finn cycling index; Leontief matrix; Network analysis; Residence time

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUTRITION;

CYCLE; FINN CYCLING INDEX; LEONTIEF MATRIX; RESIDENCE TIME;

ECOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 3142563142     PISSN: 14769271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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