Phytoplankton competition and coexistence: Intrinsic ecosystem dynamics and impact of vertical mixing

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 99-111

  Perruche, Coralie ^a   Rivière, Pascal ^a   Pondaven, Philippe ^a   Carton, Xavier ^b  

^a Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^b Centre Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Dynamical system; Ecosystem; Modelling; Phytoplankton; Water mixing

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; MIXING; MODELS; PLANKTON;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; MODEL SENSITIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES; PLANKTON COMMUNITIES; WATER MIXING;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMINERALIZATION; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 77649180250     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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