| Abstract: | Darwin chose the metaphor of a ‘tangled bank‘ to conclude the ‘Origin of species‘. Two centuries after Darwin‘s birth, we are still untangling the complex ecological networks he has pondered. In particular, studies of food webs provide important insights into how natural ecosystems function (Pascual & Dunne 2005). Although the nonlinear interactions between many species creates challenges of scale, resolution of data and significant computational constraints, the last 10 years have seen significant advances built on the earlier classic studies of Cohen, May, Pimm, Polis, Lawton and Yodzis (May 1974; Cohen 1978; Pimm 1982; Briand & Cohen 1984, 1987; Yodzis 1989; Cohen et al. 1990; Pimm et al. 1991; Yodzis & Innes 1992; Yodzis 1998). These gains stem from advances in computing power and the collation of more comprehensive data from a broader array of empirical food webs. |
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| ProdID: | 70003687 |
| Citation Author: | Dobson, Andy ; Allesina, Stefano ; Lafferty, Kevin ; Pascual, Mercedes |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Western Ecological Research Center |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The assembly, collapse and restoration of food webs; 2009; Article; Journal; Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences; Dobson, Andy ; Allesina, Stefano ; Lafferty, Kevin ; Pascual, Mercedes |
| Citation Start Page: | 1803 |
| Citation Volume: | 364 |
| Citation Year: | 2009 |
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| Text: | The assembly, collapse and restoration of food webs; 2009; Article; Journal; Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences; Dobson, Andy ; Allesina, Stefano ; Lafferty, Kevin ; Pascual, Mercedes |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/364/1524/1803 |
| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Royal Society Publishing |
