Influence of autotroph model complexity on simulations of microbial communities in marine mesocosms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 250, Issue , 2003, Pages 13-28

  Dearman, J R ^a   Taylor, A H ^b   Davidson, K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autotrophs; Cell quota; Microbial food web model; Nitrogen:silicon

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

NORWAY; TROMSHEIM FJORD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0038477089     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps250013     Document Type: Article

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