Comparing methods for building trophic spectra of ecological data

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 426-434

  Libralato, Simone ^a   Solidoro, Cosimo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological indicator; Foodwebs; Omnivory; Transfer efficiency; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DISPERSION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FISHING; FOOD WEB; OMNIVORY; SMOOTHING; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 77955093048     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp249     Document Type: Article

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