Reconciling end-to-end and population concepts for marine ecosystems

作者：Steele John H^*; Gifford Dian J

来源：Journal of Marine Systems, 2010, 83(1-2): 99-103.

DOI：10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.06.006

• Marine ecosystem
• Energy flow
• Food webs
• Resilience

The inherent complexities in the structure and dynamics of marine food webs have led to two major simplifying concepts, a species-centric approach focused on physical processes driving the population dynamics of single species and a trophic-centric approach emphasizing energy flows through broad functional groups from nutrient input to fish production. Here we review the two approaches and discuss their advantages and limitations. We suggest that these concepts are complementary: their applications involve different time scales and distinct aspects of population and community resilience, but their integration is necessary for ecosystem-based management.

• 出版日期2010-10