A simulation model to explore the response of the Gulf of Maine food web to large-scale environmental and ecological changes

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2491-2502

  Overholtz, William ^a   Link, Jason ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem model; Food web; Lower trophic levels; Predator prey linkages; Primary production; Top predators

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODEL; FOOD WEB; LOWER TROPHIC LEVELS; PREDATOR-PREY LINKAGES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TOP PREDATORS;

BIOMASS; CHAINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; FOOD ADDITIVES; MAMMALS; MEATS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIMULATORS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FISH; FOOD WEB; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIMULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MYSTICETI;

EID: 68949125293     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.06.034     Document Type: Article

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