Analysis of the ecosystem structure of Laguna Alvarado, western Gulf of Mexico, by means of a mass balance model

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 155-167

  Cruz Escalona, V H ^a   Arreguin Sanchez F ^a   Zetina Rejon M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alvarado Lagoon; coastal lagoon; Ecopath model; energy flows; Mexico; trophic structure

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENERGY FLOW; MASS BALANCE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ALVARADO LAGOON; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [MEXICO]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LUTJANIDAE; MAMMALIA; OSTREIDAE; PISCES; POACEAE;

EID: 33847319250     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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