Shallowness may be a major factor generating nutrient gradients in the Wadden Sea

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-252

  Ebenhoh W ^a   Kohlmeier, C ^a   Baretta, J W ^b   Floser G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Mathematical modelling; Nitrate; Nutrient gradients; Phytoplankton; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; NUTRIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA [NORTH SEA];

EID: 1942440949     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.07.011     Document Type: Article

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