The influence of physical and physiological processes on the spatial heterogeneity of a Microcystis bloom in a stratified reservoir

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 289, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-149

  Chung, S W ^a,b   Imberger, J ^b   Hipsey, M R ^b   Lee, H S ^c  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Gyeonggi do Environmental Preservation Association   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Buoyancy control; Coupled physical ecological model; Daecheong reservoir; ELCOM CAEDYM; Microcystis aeruginosa; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BUOYANCY; ECOLOGY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

BUOYANCY CONTROL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ELCOM-CAEDYM; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84952758932     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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