Identifying the critical parameters of a cyanobacterial growth and movement model by using generalised sensitivity analysis

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-21

  Guven, Basak ^a   Howard, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bloom; Cyanobacterial; Saturation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS; CYANOBACTERIAL GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION; RIVER SYSTEMS;

BACTERIA;

ALGAL BLOOM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVER SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34547687398     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.024     Document Type: Article

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