Evaluating light and nutrient limitation in the tagus estuary using a process-oriented ecological model

Proceedings of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology Part A: Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue 12, 2008, Pages 43-54

  Mateus, M ^a   Neves, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFINED AREAS; ECOLOGICAL MODELS; ESTUARINE AREAS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GENERAL INFORMATION; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LIGHT CONTROL; MODEL APPLICATION; MODELLING STUDIES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; PORTUGAL; PROCESS-ORIENTED; TAGUS ESTUARY; WATER COLUMNS;

ALGAE CONTROL; ESTUARIES; PHYTOPLANKTON;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 77955045723     PISSN: 14761548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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