Hydrodynamics of Aquatic Ecosystems: Current state, challenges, and prospects

17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-6

  Nikora, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOLOGY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FLUIDS; FLOW WIDTH; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCALE; RESEARCH AREAS; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; RUNNING WATERS; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

BIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; RESEARCH;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS);

EID: 84857008350     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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