Scaling the potential for eutrophication and ecosystem state in lagoons

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 724-736

  Sanderson, Brian G ^a   Coade, Geoffrey ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypsometry; Lagoon response; Management tool; Nutrient load; Potential for eutrophication; Scaling; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; COMPLEX MECHANISMS; ECOLOGICAL STATE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY; KEY FEATURE; LAGOON RESPONSE; MACROPHYTES; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; NUTRIENT LOADS; ONE-FORM; PER UNIT; RESPONSE MANAGEMENT; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; SEAGRASSES; SOURCE AND SINK; SQUARE ROOTS; TIME-SCALES; TOTAL NITROGEN;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; RUNOFF;

EUTROPHICATION;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HYPSOMETRY; LAGOON; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN COMPOUND; SCALE EFFECT; SEAGRASS; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; TIMESCALE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 76749153808     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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