title: Aggregation and disaggregation of microbial food webs.
abstract: Models of the microbial food web have generally used compartments aggregated by general body size and gross taxonomy. It has been assumed that these also reflect guilds or holons. Generally, results of simulation or analysis based on this structure have been reasonably well validated. Herein I summarize why the aggregations may be justified and what may be learned from disaggregation.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, East Carolina University, 27858, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Christian