Comparative analysis of trophic structure and interactions of two tropical lagoons

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 197, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 461-477

  Villanueva, M C ^a,c   Laleye P ^b   Albaret, J J ^c   Lae R ^d   de Morais, L Tito ^d   Moreau, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Ecopath; System maturity; Transfer efficiency; Tropical lagoons; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTIVITY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

ECOPATHS; SYSTEM MATURITY; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; TROPICAL LAGOONS; WEST AFRICA;

SEWAGE LAGOONS;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LAGOON; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33746278798     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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