Simulation of water quality and plankton dynamics in the Danshuei River estuary, Taiwan

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 933-953

  Wang, Chi Fang ^a   Hsu, Ming Hsi ^a   Liu, Wen Cheng ^b   Hwang, Jiang Shiou ^c   Wu, Jiunn Tzong ^d   Kuo, Albert Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Estuary; Impacts by transport processes; Numerical model; Plankton dynamics; Wastewater discharges; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUTRIENTS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ECOSYSTEM MODEL; PLANKTON DYNAMICS; PLANKTON STATE; WASTEWATER DISCHARGES;

WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; FLOOD TIDE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PLANKTON; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; SIMULATION; TAIWAN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAIWAN; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34250175440     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701369875     Document Type: Article

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