Modeling approach to regime shifts of primary production in shallow coastal ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3100-3110

  Zaldivar J M ^a   Bacelar, F S ^b   Dueri, S ^a   Marinov, D ^a   Viaroli, P ^c   Hernandez Garcia E ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA INTERDISCIPLINAR Y SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS IFISC CSIC UIB   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Macroalgae; Macrophytes; Regime shifts

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; COMMUNITY IS; COMPETITION MODEL; LIGHT INTENSITY; MACROALGAE; MACROPHYTES; MICRO-ALGAE; MODELING APPROACH; NUTRIENT LOADS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGIME SHIFT; REGIME SHIFTS; SEAGRASSES; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE; SHALLOW SYSTEM; ULVA SP; ZOSTERA MARINA;

ALGAE CONTROL; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANTS (BOTANY);

NUTRIENTS;

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LIGHT INTENSITY; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEADOW; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

ULVA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 70350063849     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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