An ecosystem model with iron limitation of primary production in the equatorial Pacific at 140°W

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 2221-2249

  Loukos, Harilaos ^a   Frost, Bruce ^b   Harrison, D E ^c   Murray, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; FOOD WEB; IRON; MODELLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORAL);

EID: 0031402481     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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