Incorporating food-web parameter uncertainty into Ecopath-derived ecological network indicators

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 313, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-40

  Guesnet, Vanessa ^a   Lassalle, Géraldine ^a   Chaalali, Aurélie ^b,g   Kearney, Kelly ^c   Saint Béat, Blanche ^d   Karimi, Battle ^e   Grami, Boutheina ^f   Tecchio, Samuele ^b   Niquil, Nathalie ^b   Lobry, Jérémy ^a  

^a UR EABX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^e University of Franche Comté   (France)

^f Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

^g IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Comparative studies; Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecosystem models; Network analysis; Parameter uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; ECOPATH WITH ECOSIM; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FOOD WEB; NETWORK ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 84947273184     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.05.036     Document Type: Article

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