Planktonic community structure and carbon cycling in the Arabian Sea as a result of monsoonal forcing: The application of a generic model

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 239-267

  Blackford, J C ^a   Burkill, P H ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1D water column model; Arabian Sea; Carbon cycle; Ecological modeling; Plankton community

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOGEOCHEMICAL DYNAMICS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE FORCING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MONSOON; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANKTON;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0036773774     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00182-3     Document Type: Article

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