Perturbation dynamics of a planktonic ecosystem

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 637-666

  Healey, Katherine ^a,b   Monahan, Adam H ^a   Ianson, Debby ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Ecofish Research Ltd   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PUMP; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANKTON; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 77953484775     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224009791218841     Document Type: Article

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