A simple model of the eco-hydrodynamics of the epilimnion of Lake Tanganyika

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2087-2100

  Naithani, Jaya ^a   Plisnier, Pierre Denis ^b   Deleersnijder, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c Catholic University of Louvain   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eco hydrodynamics; Ecosystem model; Lake Tanganyika; Primary production; Reduced gravity model

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248878017     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01831.x     Document Type: Article

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