Abstract
The role of unsteady laminar flows for planktonic communities is
investigated. Langmuir circulation is used, as a typical
medium-scale structure, to illustrate mechanisms for the
generation of plankton patches. Two behaviours are evident:
chaotic regions that help to spread plankton and locally coherent
regions that do not mix with the chaotic regions and which persist
for long periods of time. The interaction of populations of
phytoplankton with zooplankton is discussed, taking into account
the variations in plankton buoyancy.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Mathematics and Computers in Simulation |
Volume | 44 |
Pages (from-to) | 527-544 |
ISSN | 0378-4754 |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |