Least-inference methods for constructing networks of trophic flows

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-286

  Ulanowicz, Robert E ^a   Scharler, Ursula M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constructing trophic networks; Input output analysis; Joint distributions; Mold filling algorithms; Network analysis; Steady state; Whole system ecology

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; JOINT DISTRIBUTIONS; MOLD-FILLING ALGORITHMS; TROPHIC NETWORKS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENERGY BUDGET; NETWORK ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPHIC STATUS;

EID: 36148976427     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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