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Trophic Dynamics

Trophic Dynamics is a theoretical construct in ecological system modeling that characterizes the flow and transformation of energy and nutrients through different feeding levels in an ecosystem, distinguishing it from other ecological processes by focusing specifically on predator-prey interactions and their cascading effects on population and community dynamics.

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TOWARD A METABOLIC THEORY OF ECOLOGY

James H. Brown, James F. Gillooly, Andrew P. Allen et al. · Ecology · 2004 · 7.8K citations

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Fishing Down Marine Food Webs

Daniel Pauly, Villy Christensen, Anne Johanne Tang Dalsgaard et al. · Science · 1998 · 4.7K citations

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The Trophic‐Dynamic Aspect of Ecology

Raymond L. Lindeman · Ecology · 1942 · 3.3K citations

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Toward an Integration of Landscape and Food Web Ecology: The Dynamics of Spatially Subsidized Food Webs

Gary A. Polis, Wendy B. Anderson, Robert D. Holt · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1997 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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Paradox of Enrichment: Destabilization of Exploitation Ecosystems in Ecological Time

Michael L. Rosenzweig · Science · 1971 · 2K citations

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Authors

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  1. VC
    Villy Christensen

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    14 publications · 6.4K citations

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  2. KJ
    Kevin J. Flynn

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 2.3K citations

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  3. DP
    Daniel Pauly

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    12 publications · 7.1K citations

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  4. UB
    Ulrich Brose

    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. OJ
    Oswald J. Schmitz

    Yale University, United States

    11 publications · 1.9K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    38 h-index

    223 publications

    13.4K citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    38 h-index

    128 publications

    35K citations

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    29 h-index

    101 publications

    4.9K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    26 h-index

    74 publications

    14.7K citations

  5. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    26 h-index

    75 publications

    3.8K citations

  6. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    23 h-index

    67 publications

    5.8K citations

  7. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    23 h-index

    57 publications

    4.8K citations

  8. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    22 h-index

    45 publications

    4.2K citations

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  1. Ecology

    95 publications · 23.5K citations

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  2. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 101 publications · 7.2K citations

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  3. Oikos

    67 publications · 6.2K citations

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  4. Ecology Letters

    41 publications · 6.6K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    49 publications · 2.8K citations

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