A preliminary trophic model of the continental shelf, south-western Gulf of Mexico

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 885-899

  Manickchand Heileman, S ^a   Soto, L A ^a   Escobar, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Energy flow; Gulf of Mexico; Trophic interactions; Trophic model

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; MODELLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC MODEL;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0032103229     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0324     Document Type: Article

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