Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4377561 | Ecological Modelling | 2009 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Comparative network analysis allowed quantification of the importance of direct and indirect trophic interactions among functional groups. Moreover, a method derived from the mixed trophic impact (MTI) analysis allowed estimating importance of groups in terms of “keystoneness” and identifying the keystone species in the two models over the past two decades. The results indicate that there were no clear keystone species in 1998 but two keystone species at medium trophic levels were identified in 1981. Moreover, organisms located at low trophic levels such as phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic invertebrates were identified to have relatively high keystoneness in the ecosystem.
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Authors
L.J. Duan, S.Y. Li, Y. Liu, J. Moreau, V. Christensen,