Application of eco-exergy for assessment of ecosystem health and development of structurally dynamic models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 693-702

  Zhang, Jingjie ^a   Gurkan, Zeren ^b   Jørgensen, Sven Erik ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allometric principle; Eco exergy; Ecosystem health; Goal function; Indicator; Optimization; Structurally dynamic model

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRIC PRINCIPLE; ALLOMETRICS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; GOAL FUNCTION; GOAL FUNCTIONS; INDICATOR;

ECOSYSTEMS; EXERGY; HEALTH; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DYNAMIC MODELS;

ALLOMETRY; CALIBRATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 73949111053     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.10.017     Document Type: Review

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