Multi-objective optimization of an ecological assembly model

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-31

  Côté, Pascal ^a   Parrott, Lael ^a   Sabourin, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assembly models; Community assembly; Food webs; Genetic algorithms; Lotka Volterra dynamics; Multi objective optimization

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD WEB; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34247526778     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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