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Ecological network

Network structure

A set of ecological interactions among species or other ecological entities, represented as nodes connected by interaction links. For this framework, the term refers primarily to biotic relationships, including trophic, mutualistic, and competitive interactions, rather than to a spatial connectivity network.

Pascual, M., & Dunne, J. A. (Eds.). (2006). Ecological Networks: Linking Structure to Dynamics in Food Webs. Oxford University Press.