Linking saturation, stability and sustainability in food webs with observed equilibrium structure

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 73-81

  Neutel, Anje Margriet ^a   Thorne, Michael A S ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feedback loops; Functional response; Interaction strength; Predator prey networks; Stability; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84933565083     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-015-0270-z     Document Type: Article

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