Macroecological patterns and niche structure in a new marine food web

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-103

  Yvon Durocher, Gabriel ^a   Montoya, Jose M ^a,b   Emmerson, Mark C ^c   Woodward, Guy ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biomass spectra; Body size; Ecological networks; Food webs; Interaction strength; Marine ecosystems; Metabolic theory; Numerical abundance; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 43349085861     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-008-0004-y     Document Type: Article

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