What ocean biogeochemical models can tell us about bottom-up control of ecosystem variability

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1030-1044

  Gnanadesikan, A ^a,b   Dunne, J P ^a   John, J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biome extent; climate models; nutrient limitation; salinity; size structure; spring bloom

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; BIOME; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; GYRE; LATITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIZE STRUCTURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 79959506199     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr068     Document Type: Article

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