Modeling complex nonlinear responses of shallow lakes to fish and hydrology using artificial neural networks

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 183-194

  Tan, Can Ozan ^a,b   Beklioglu, Meryem ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternative stable states; Artificial neural networks; Benthivorous fish; Generalized logistic models; Hydrology; Shallow lakes; Submerged plants

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HYDROLOGY; MARINE BIOLOGY; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALTERNATIVE STABLE STATES; BENTHIVOROUS FISH; GENERALIZED LOGISTIC MODELS; SHALLOW LAKES; SUBMERGED PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BENTHIVORY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SHALLOW WATER; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

ANKARA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; MOGAN LAKE; TURKEY;

CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 33744506880     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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