Uncertainty propagation in an ecosystem nutrient budget

Ecological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 508-524

  Lehrter, John C ^a   Just, Cebrian ^b,c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Degrees of freedom; Nutrient budget; Salt marsh; Standard error; Uncertainty propagation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SALTMARSH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; UNCERTAINTY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 77950117768     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-2222.1     Document Type: Article

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