Modelling primary production in a coastal embayment affected by upwelling using dynamic ecosystem models and artificial neural networks

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 120, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 199-211

  Barciela, Rosa M ^a   García, Emilio ^a   Fernández, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecosystem model; Neural network; Primary production; Ria de Arousa; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COASTAL WATERS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0033578403     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00102-7     Document Type: Article

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