The Trophic‐Dynamic Aspect of Ecology

1942/10/01 by Raymond L. Lindeman · 3,357 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Archaeology #Biology #Centennial #Citation #Computer science #Ecology #Ecosystem dynamics and resilience #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #History #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Library science #Trophic level

paper · doi:10.2307/1930126

published in Ecology 23(4), 399-417 (Wiley)

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