Shallow water processes govern system-wide phytoplankton bloom dynamics: A modeling study

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 70-86

  Lucas, L V ^a,b   Koseff, J R ^a   Monismith, S G ^a   Thompson, J K ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Benthic grazing; California; Estuary; Phytoplankton; San Francisco Bay; Transport; USA

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BLOOMS (METAL); DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; FLUID DYNAMICS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYTOPLANKTON; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TURBIDITY;

BENTHIC GRAZING; CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; TRANSPORT; USA;

ALGAE CONTROL;

ALGAL BLOOM; BATHYMETRY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHALLOW WATER; TURBIDITY; TURBULENT MIXING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER COLUMN;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 58049192953     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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