Vertical distribution and composition of phytoplankton under the influence of an upper mixed layer

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-133

  Ryabov, Alexei B ^a   Rudolf, Lars ^b   Blasius, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

Author keywords

87.23.Cc; 92.20.Jt; Coexistence; Competition; DCM; Deep chlorophyll maximum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; WATER;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MIXED LAYER; PHYTOPLANKTON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

ADVECTION; ALGAL GROWTH; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OSCILLATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649338097     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.10.034     Document Type: Article

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