N:Si ratios and the 'balance of organisms': PROWQM simulations of the northern North Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 70-91

  Tett, Paul ^a   Lee, Jae Young ^a,b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Assessing disturbance; Balance of organisms; Diatom:flagellate ratio; Eutrophication (OSPAR, Water Framework Directive, Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive); Models (ERSEM, PROWQM); N:Si ratio; Northern North Sea

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; PLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 20644471863     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2005.02.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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