The analysis of alternative formulations in a simple model of a coastal ecosystem

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 119, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 149-166

  Murray, A G ^a   Parslow, J S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal; Denitrification; Plankton; Simple models

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MODEL; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; STEADY STATE; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

EID: 0033565785     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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