Sensitivity of a pelagic ecosystem model to variations of process parameters within a realistic range

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 1-26

  Druon, Jean Noël ^a   Le Fèvre, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Fluxes; Model; Plankton; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033065549     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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