Interaction among non-toxic phytoplankton, toxic phytoplankton and zooplankton: Inferences from field observations

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Roy, Shovonlal ^a   Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi ^a   Das, Partha ^a   Chattopadhyay, Joydev ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Coexistence; E M algorithm; Paradox of plankton; Partial correlation; Time series; Toxin producing plankton; VAR model

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPECTATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; TOXICITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 34748827333     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-007-9038-z     Document Type: Article

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