Evolutionary cause of the vulnerability of insular communities

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-413

  Yoshida, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Computer simulation; Food web model; Food web structure; Vulnerability of insular community

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PLANTS (BOTANY); WORLD WIDE WEB;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FOOD WEB MODEL; OCEANIC ISLANDS;

BIOACTIVITY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 37349069500     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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