Hierarchical networks

S.E. Jørgensen and S.N. Nielsen

Ecological Modelling, 2015, vol. 295, issue C, 59-65

Abstract: Biological networks are not operating in isolation, but are connected and interact with the other levels of the entire ecological hierarchy. It implies that both vertical and horizontal connections and interactions come into play and should be considered. The vertical effects and their integration with the horizontal networks are, however, a new challenge, as network theory up to now to a high extent has only considered the horizontal connections. It gives rise to the central questions, how two or more networks in two or more different levels of the hierarchy can work together and whether the interactions will change the network properties.

Keywords: Hierarchical organization; Network; Work energy; Eco-exergy; Ecological Law of Thermodynamics (ELT) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.06.012

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