Macroecology: The organizing forces

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 156-166

  Johnson, Lionel ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENERGY TRANSPORT PROCESSES; ENTROPY PRODUCTION; FISH POPULATIONS; MACROECOLOGY; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM;

ECOLOGY;

AGE; ANIMAL; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY SIZE; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FISH; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY SIZE; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FISHES; PHYLOGENY; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 32344439979     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp0580039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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