Plankton functional type modelling: Running before we can walk?

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1073-1081

  Anderson, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MODELING; PLANKTON;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 29544446724     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi076     Document Type: Review

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