Ability of a "minimum" microbial food web model to reproduce response patterns observed in mesocosms manipulated with N and P, glucose, and Si

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 64, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 15-34

  Thingstad, T Frede ^a   Havskum, Harry ^b   Zweifel, Ulla Li ^c   Berdalet, Elisa ^d   Sala, M Montserrat ^d   Peters, Francesc ^d   Alcaraz, Miquel ^d   Scharek, Renate ^d   Perez, Maite ^e   Jacquet, Stéphan ^f   Flaten, Gro Anita Fonnes ^a   Dolan, John R ^e   Marrasé, Celia ^d   Rassoulzadegan, Fereidoun ^e   Hagstrøm, Åke ^c   Vaulot, Daniel ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^f STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Food webs; Growth regulators; Mesocosms; Microbiology; Models

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GLUCOSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; STOICHIOMETRY;

FOOD WEBS; GROWTH REGULATORS; MESOCOSMS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; DIATOM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOOD WEB; GLUCOSE; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 33845359334     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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