Bridging biogeochemical and food web models for an End-to-End representation of marine ecosystem dynamics: The Venice lagoon case study

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2960-2971

  Libralato, Simone ^a   Solidoro, Cosimo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecosystem approach; End to End models; Mediterranean Sea; Venice lagoon

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; ECOPATH WITH ECOSIM; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; END-TO-END MODELS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VENICE LAGOON;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DATA PROCESSING; FOOD ADDITIVES; INTEGRATION; LAKES; MODELS; RESEARCH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DATA ASSIMILATION; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FISH; FOOD WEB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; VIRUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

PISCES;

EID: 70350067826     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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