Comparing network analysis methodologies for consumer-resource relations at species and ecosystems scales

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 3210-3218

  Scharler, Ursula M ^a   Fath, Brian D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Competition; Ecological network analysis; Ecological relations; Flow analysis; Food webs; Indirect effects; Mutualism; Predator prey relations; Trophic relations

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL RELATIONS; FLOW ANALYSIS; FOOD WEBS; INDIRECT EFFECTS; MUTUALISM; PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONS; TROPHIC RELATIONS;

COMPETITION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FOOD ADDITIVES; PULSATILE FLOW;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOOD WEB; MUTUALISM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350115938     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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