Castles built on sand: Dysfunctionality in plankton models and the inadequacy of dialogue between biologists and modellers

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1205-1210

  Flynn, K J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; PLANKTON;

EID: 33644824964     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi099     Document Type: Review

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