A spatially distributed, deterministic approach to modeling Typha domingensis (cattail) in an Everglades wetland

Ecological Processes

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-21

  Lagerwall, Gareth ^a   Kiker, Gregory ^a   Muñoz Carpena, Rafael ^a   Convertino, Matteo ^a   James, Andrew ^b   Wang, Naiming ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Soil and Water Engineering Technology Inc   (United States)

^c SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Ecology; Model complexity; Modeling; Regional simulation model; Transport and reaction simulation engine; Typha; Water conservation area 2A

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ENGINES; MODELS; SOIL TESTING; WATER CONSERVATION; WETLANDS;

MODEL COMPLEXITY; REGIONAL SIMULATION MODELS; SIMULATION ENGINE; TYPHA; WATER CONSERVATION AREAS;

ECOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; MACROPHYTE; MODELING; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; UNITED STATES;

CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; TYPHA; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 85008492194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21921709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2192-1709-1-10     Document Type: Article

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