Bridging the gap between empirical and mechanistic models of aquatic primary production with the metabolic theory of ecology: An example from estuarine ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 233, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-89

  Harris, Lora A ^a   Brush, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolic theory of ecology; Metabolism; Models; Primary production; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMAN FACTORS; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; INDIVIDUAL SIZE; MECHANISTIC MODELS; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHYTOPLANKTON PRODUCTIONS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ECOLOGY; MODELS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPERATURE;

METABOLISM;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; IRRADIANCE; METABOLISM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84859628335     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.03.024     Document Type: Article

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