NPZ models of plankton dynamics: Their construction, coupling to physics, and application

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 379-387

  Franks, Peter J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

NPZ models; Physical biological models; Plankton ecosystem models; Plankton models

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NUTRIENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANKTON;

EID: 0036268974     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015874028196     Document Type: Article

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