A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks
The equilibrium of biological and ecological networks is often studied using eigenvector-eigenvalue analyses in order to reckon steady/unsteady properties and trajectories. Although at equilibrium inputs equal outputs for all the system variables, network flows continue to happen. Therefore, in this...
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International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
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| description | The equilibrium of biological and ecological networks is often studied using eigenvector-eigenvalue analyses in order to reckon steady/unsteady properties and trajectories. Although at equilibrium inputs equal outputs for all the system variables, network flows continue to happen. Therefore, in this study I face three underestimated topics of network equilibrium: equilibrium flows, equilibrium sensitivity and equilibrium what-if properties. Using an applicative example, I show here that these three topics add important details to the knowledge of network behaviour at equilibrium. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8182fe6e82f1451085e38d470f7634442022-12-22T00:47:38ZengInternational Academy of Ecology and Environmental SciencesNetwork Biology2220-88792220-88792017-12-017498104A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networksAlessandro Ferrarini0Department of Evolutionary and Functional Biology, University of Parma, Via G. Saragat 4, I-43100 Parma, ItalyThe equilibrium of biological and ecological networks is often studied using eigenvector-eigenvalue analyses in order to reckon steady/unsteady properties and trajectories. Although at equilibrium inputs equal outputs for all the system variables, network flows continue to happen. Therefore, in this study I face three underestimated topics of network equilibrium: equilibrium flows, equilibrium sensitivity and equilibrium what-if properties. Using an applicative example, I show here that these three topics add important details to the knowledge of network behaviour at equilibrium.http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/nb/articles/2017-7(4)/equilibrium-of-biological-and-ecological-networks.pdfequilibrium flowsequilibrium sensitivityequilibrium what-ifnetwork equilibrium |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Ferrarini A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks Network Biology equilibrium flows equilibrium sensitivity equilibrium what-if network equilibrium |
| title | A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks |
| title_full | A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks |
| title_fullStr | A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks |
| title_short | A deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks |
| title_sort | deeper insight into the equilibrium of biological and ecological networks |
| topic | equilibrium flows equilibrium sensitivity equilibrium what-if network equilibrium |
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