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    conceptual model

    Maven July 19, 2013
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    A conceptual model is a description of the linkages and cause-and-effect pathways in an ecosystem; they usually reference a particular species or natural community.  Conceptual models summarize what is known about the system, as well as hypotheses about ecosystem structure and function.

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