Developing an empirical model of phytoplankton primary production: A neural network case study

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 120, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 213-223

  Scardi, Michele ^a   Harding Jr , Lawrence W ^b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Chesapeake Bay; Empirical models; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033578446     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00103-9     Document Type: Article

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