Ecosystem modeling analysis of size-structured phytoplankton dynamics in the York River estuary, Virginia (USA). I. Development of a plankton ecosystem model with explicit feedback controls and hydrodynamics

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 228, Issue , 2002, Pages 75-90

  Sin, Yongsik ^a   Wetzel, Richard L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem model; Feedback controls; Hydrodynamic processes; York River estuary

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; YORK ESTUARY;

EID: 0037029050     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps228075     Document Type: Article

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