Spring phytoplankton bloom and associated lower trophic level food web dynamics on Georges Bank: 1-D and 2-D model studies

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 23-24, 2006, Pages 2656-2683

  Ji, Rubao ^a   Chen, Changsheng ^b   Franks, Peter J S ^c   Townsend, David W ^d   Durbin, Edward G ^e   Beardsley, Robert C ^a   Gregory Lough, R ^f   Houghton, Robert W ^g  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^f NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Dynamics; Food webs; Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine; Modeling; Phytoplankton; USA

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); MARINE BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION; SILICA; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

ALGAL BLOOMS; FOOD WEBS; GEORGES BANK; GULF OF MAINE; PHYTOPLANKTONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALGAL BLOOM; FOOD WEB; PHYTOPLANKTON; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK;

ALGAE;

EID: 33845203165     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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