Modeling phytoplankton abundance in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron: Using artificial neural networks to discern functional influence of environmental variables and relevance to a great lakes observing system

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 336-349

  Millie, David F ^a   Weckman, Gary R ^b   Pigg, Ryan J ^a   Tester, Patricia A ^c   Dyble, Julianne ^c   Wayne Litaker, R ^c   Carrick, Hunter J ^d   Fahnenstiel, Gary L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Ohio University   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; chl; Ecosystem modeling; Laurentian Great Lakes; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; SAGINAW BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 33645502732     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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