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The North Inlet marsh — estuarine ecosystem: A conceptual approach
Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen volume 30, pages 343–356 (1977)
Abstract
The North Inlet marsh — estuarine ecosystem (located at South Carolina, USA) is described via three sub-models: intertidal, benthic-subtidal and water column. The principal storage compartments and fluxes of energy are defined for each submodel. A detailed example of the intertidal oyster subsystem of the intertidal submodel is described. The biological components of the intertidal oyster subsystem of the intertidal submodel is described. The biological components of the oyster community are shown to be stable and a linear systems model of the oyster community is developed. A 1% sensitivity analysis of the intertidal oyster model affords some order in which aspects of the oyster community should be studied.
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Dame, R., Vernberg, F., Bonnell, R. et al. The North Inlet marsh — estuarine ecosystem: A conceptual approach. Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters 30, 343–356 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02207846
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