Ecosystem growth and development

BioSystems

Volumn 77, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 213-228

  Fath, Brian D ^a   Jørgensen, Sven E ^b   Patten, Bernard C ^c   Straškraba, Milan ^d  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; Exergy; Network analysis; Succession; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; SUCCESSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 7544236537     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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