Modifying Kempton's species diversity index for use with ecosystem simulation models

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 623-630

  Ainsworth, Cameron H ^a   Pitcher, Tony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecosystem indicators; Ecosystem models; Kempton Q

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ECOPATH WITH ECOSIM; ECOSYSTEM INDICATORS; ECOSYSTEM MODELS; KEMPTON Q;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OVERFISHING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646766806     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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