The effects of abrupt topography on plankton dynamics

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 258-267

  Zavala Sanson L ^a   Provenzale, A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bottom topography; NPZ model; Plankton dynamics; Quasi two dimensional flow

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANYON; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROSSBY WAVE; SEAMOUNT; SHELF SEA; TOPOGRAPHY; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; UPWELLING; VORTEX; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; PLANKTON;

EID: 70449099318     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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