Fitting a predator-prey model to zooplankton time-series data in the Gironde estuary (France): Ecological significance of the parameters

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-617

  David, Valérie ^a   Chardy, Pierre ^a   Sautour, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

estuary; Eurytemora affinis; in situ prey predator experiments; long term series; Lotka Volterra model; Neomysis integer; trophic dependence

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; JUVENILE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GIRONDE ESTUARY; WESTERN EUROPE;

COPEPODA; EURYTEMORA AFFINIS; MYSIDA; NEOMYSIS INTEGER;

EID: 33646026708     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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