Keystone species and vulnerable species in ecological communities: strong or weak interactors?

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2004.12.022MaRDI QIDQ2196754zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Maria Christianou, Bo Ebenman

Publication date 3 September 2020

Published in Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.12.022

zbMATH Keywords

permanencecommunity dynamicsinteraction strengthkeystone speciessecondary extinctionspecies loss

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ecology (92D40)

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• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 43585 (Why is no real title available?)
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