The dynamics of the Adriatic Sea ecosystem. An idealized model study

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 937-970

  Zavatarelli, M ^a   Baretta, J W ^b,c   Baretta Bekker, J G ^b,c   Pinardi, N ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b DHI   (Denmark)

^c National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Ecological modeling; Ecosystem dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034191989     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00086-2     Document Type: Article

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