Aderhold, A, Husmeier, D, Lennon, JJ, Beale, CM & Smith, VA 2012. Hierarchical Bayesian models in ecology: reconstructing species interaction networks from non-homogeneous species abundance data. Ecological informatics, 11, 55-64.
Faisal M.A., Dondelinger F., Husmeier D. & Beale C. 2010. Inferring species interaction networks from species abundance
data: a comparative evaluation of various statistical and machine learning methods. Ecological Informatics, 5, 451-464.
The second one looks especially relevant
Aderhold, A, Husmeier, D, Lennon, JJ, Beale, CM & Smith, VA 2012. Hierarchical Bayesian models in ecology: reconstructing species interaction networks from non-homogeneous species abundance data. Ecological informatics, 11, 55-64.
Faisal M.A., Dondelinger F., Husmeier D. & Beale C. 2010. Inferring species interaction networks from species abundance data: a comparative evaluation of various statistical and machine learning methods. Ecological Informatics, 5, 451-464.