Modelling nitrogen fluxes in oligotrophic environments: NW Mediterranean and NE Atlantic

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-244

  Bahamón, Nixon ^a   Cruzado, Antonio ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparative ecology; Ecological modelling; Nitrogen; Oligotrophic ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NITROGEN; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

CATALAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 0038404782     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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