Interaction strength revisited—clarifying the role of energy flux for food web stability

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 59-71

  Nilsson, Karin A ^a,b   McCann, Kevin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydra effect; Logistic growth; Lotka Volterra; Paradox of attack rate; Paradox of searching efficiency; Rosenzweig MacArthur

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENERGY FLUX; FOOD WEB; LOGISTICS; PREDATOR; STABILITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

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EID: 84947940391     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-015-0282-8     Document Type: Article

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