Grazer control of stream algae: modeling temperature and flood effects

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-339

  Rutherford, J C ^a   Scarsbrook, M R ^a   Broekhuizen, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOOD DAMAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALGAL BLOOMS; DIATOMS; GRAZER CONTROL; MAYFLIES;

ALGAE CONTROL;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; FLOOD; GRAZING; MAYFLY; MODELING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034173847     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2000)126:4(331)     Document Type: Article

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