The Mediterranean pelagic ecosystem response to physical forcing

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 219-243

  Crise, A ^a   Allen, J I ^b   Baretta, J ^c   Crispi, G ^a   Mosetti, R ^a   Solidoro, C ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032753897     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(99)00027-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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