The paradox of the "paradox of the plankton"

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 236-240

  Record, Nicholas R ^a   Pershing, Andrew J ^b   Maps, Frédéric ^c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

biodiversity; ecosystem modelling; NPZ; paradox of the plankton; plankton

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84893089970     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst049     Document Type: Article

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