Evaluation of the current state of mechanistic aquatic biogeochemical modeling

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 271, Issue , 2004, Pages 13-26

  Arhonditsis, George B ^a,b   Brett, Michael T ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic biogeochemical cycles; Ecological modeling; Eutrophication; Model complexity; Plankton systems

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PLANKTON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2542465268     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps271013     Document Type: Article

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