Is dynamic complexity of ecological systems quantifiable?

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-130

  Rai, Vikas ^a   Anand, Madhur ^b  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deterministic chaos; Dynamic complexity; Environmental stochasticity; Food webs; Generalist predator; Predator prey interactions; Recovery; Specialist predator

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745836788     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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