Spatially explicit simulations of a microbial food web
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Spatially explicit simulations of a microbial food web
A mechanistic model of a simplified microbial food web was implemented based on spatially explicit transport of nutrients and energy sources by molecular diffusion. Individual organisms were simulated to interact in a twodimensional arena consisting of 70 X 70 interconnected hexagonal compartments each of 2 nl in volume. Release of dissolved organic matter in conjunction with predation events r...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Limnology and Oceanography
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0024-3590
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.4.0613