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Trophic dynamics govern the movement of carbon, nutrients, and energy among organisms in an ecosystem. This chapter describes the controls over the trophic dynamics of ecosystems.

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  1. Institute of Arctic Biology Department of Biology & Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA

    F. Stuart Chapin III

  2. School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Pamela A. Matson

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Peter M. Vitousek

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Chapin, F.S., Matson, P.A., Vitousek, P.M. (2011). Trophic Dynamics. In: Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9504-9_10

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