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Using isotope composition and other node attributes to predict edges in fish trophic networks

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  • Lyubchich, Vyacheslav
  • Woodland, Ryan J.

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Stable isotope analysis becomes increasingly popular in ecological modeling. With exponential random graph models and machine learning techniques, this paper shows how predator isotope information and basic physical variables become predictors for the links in a trophic network.

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  • Lyubchich, Vyacheslav & Woodland, Ryan J., 2019. "Using isotope composition and other node attributes to predict edges in fish trophic networks," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 63-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:144:y:2019:i:c:p:63-68
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2018.06.001
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