Placing biodiversity in ecosystem models without getting lost in translation

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages 83-90

  Queirós, Ana M ^a   Bruggeman, Jorn ^a   Stephens, Nicholas ^a   Artioli, Yuri ^a   Butenschön, Momme ^a   Blackford, Jeremy C ^a   Widdicombe, Stephen ^a   Allen, J Icarus ^a   Somerfield, Paul J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BEF; Biogeochemical; Ecosystem function; Functional diversity; Species richness; Trait

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUTURE PROSPECT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84930633973     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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