Prediction of the light attenuation coefficient through the Secchi disk depth: Empirical modeling in two large Neotropical ecosystems

Limnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-151

  Padial, André Andrian ^a   Thomaz, Sidinei Magela ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Light attenuation coefficient; Predictive models; Secchi disc depth; Space; Time

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LIGHT ATTENUATION; MODELING; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PREDICTION; TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 47949093098     PISSN: 14398621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10201-008-0246-4     Document Type: Article

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