Ecological utility analysis: Determination of interaction types between organisms in ecosystems

International Journal of Ecodynamics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 88-96

  Patten, B C ^a   Whipple, S J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community modules; Ecological interaction types; Ecological theory; Ecological utility analysis; Environs; Input output analysis; Systems ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848844626     PISSN: 17435242     EISSN: 17435250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-88-96     Document Type: Article

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