Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4377779 | Ecological Modelling | 2008 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Considering the P/B ratio a measure of the trophic flow kinetic provides a new way to look at this parameter. Implications of the model are discussed and its usefulness for building a general theory on ecosystem functioning is argued. We especially discuss how changes in the flow kinetics may contribute to top-down regulations and why fast transfer through the food web is a factor of ecosystems' resilience.
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Authors
Didier Gascuel, Lyne Morissette, Maria Lourdes D. Palomares, Villy Christensen,