Comparative network analysis toward characterization of systemic organization for human-environmental sustainability

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 3123-3132

  Fiscus, Daniel A ^a  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological network analysis; Human food web; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON AND NITROGEN; CHESAPEAKE BAY; CONNECTANCE; ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FLORIDA EVERGLADES; FOOD SOURCES; FOOD SYSTEM; FOOD WEBS; HUMAN FOOD WEB; HUMAN NETWORKS; HUMAN SYSTEM; HUMAN WASTE; INITIAL HYPOTHESIS; NATURAL NETWORKS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NON-HUMAN SPECIES; PILOT STUDIES; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUB-NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC NETWORK; TROPHIC TRANSFER;

ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FOOD ADDITIVES; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350110231     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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