Ecopath Theory, Modeling, and Application to Coastal Ecosystems

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-113

  Heymans, J J ^a   Coll, M ^b,c   Libralato, S ^d   Christensen, V ^e  

^a Scottish Marine Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.00905-0     Document Type: Chapter

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