A mathematical model of an estuarine seagrass

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-149

  Wortmann, Joanne ^a   Hearne, John W ^a   Adams, Janine B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Discrete model; Freshwater related scenarios; Mouth breaching scenarios; Spread; Submerged macrophyte

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER-RELATED SCENARIOS; GROWTH MODEL; MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEAGRASS; VEGETATIVE SPREAD;

ZOSTERA CAPENSIS; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0031591146     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)01910-2     Document Type: Article

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