Size-based predictions of food web patterns

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-33

  Zhang, Lai ^a,c   Hartvig, Martin ^a,b   Knudsen, Kim ^a   Andersen, Ken H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Food web assembly; Individual size distribution; Maximum trophic level; Size spectrum; Traits

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FOOD WEB; INVASIVE SPECIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 84894345701     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-013-0193-5     Document Type: Article

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