A size-spectrum zooplankton closure model for ecosystem modelling

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1147-1165

  Zhou, Meng ^a,b   Carlotti, Francois ^b   Zhu, Yiwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

biomass carbon flux; growth; mortality; size spectrum; zooplankton model

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOMASS; BODY MASS; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; COPEPODA;

EID: 77956014327     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq054     Document Type: Article

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