Linking trophic positions and flow structure constraints in ecological networks: Energy transfer efficiency or topology effect?

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3070-3080

  Scotti, Marco ^a   Bondavalli, Cristina ^a   Bodini, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy flow; Flow diversity; Food webs; Interaction strength; Link distribution; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLOW; FLOW DIVERSITY; FOOD WEBS; INTERACTION STRENGTH; LINK DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ENERGY TRANSFER; FOOD ADDITIVES; QUALITY CONTROL; TOPOLOGY;

ECOLOGY;

DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FOOD WEB; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TOPOLOGY; TROPHIC STATUS;

EID: 70350074429     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.07.034     Document Type: Article

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