Physical control of biological processes in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1023-1069

  Friedrichs, Marjorie A M ^a   Hofmann, Eileen E ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o phenomena; Equatorial Pacific Ocean; Equatorial waves; Marine ecosystem modeling; Mathematical models; Phytoplankton and zooplankton; Plankton

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035110726     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(00)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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