Modeling aggregation and growth processes in an algal population model: Analysis and computations

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 480-502

  Ackleh, Azmy S ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Ben G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical approximation; Phytoplankton aggregation; Size structure population model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009514701     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850050062     Document Type: Article

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