The probabilistic niche model reveals the niche structure and role of body size in a complex food web.

The niche model has been widely used to model the structure of complex food webs, and yet the ecological meaning of the single niche dimension has not been explored. In the niche model, each species has three traits, niche position, diet position and feeding range. Here, a new probabilistic niche mo...

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Main Authors: Richard J Williams, Ananthi Anandanadesan, Drew Purves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2918514?pdf=render