Intertidal seagrass models: Insights towards the development and implementation of a desiccation module

Ana Azevedo, Ana Isabel Lillebø, João Lencart e Silva and João Miguel Dias

Ecological Modelling, 2017, vol. 354, issue C, 20-25

Abstract: One of the main limitations found in the numerical models available to simulate seagrass dynamics is the absence of processes that differentiate intertidal from subtidal seagrass meadows, namely the desiccation undergone by the leaves when emerged. The main objective of this work is therefore to contribute towards the mechanistic development and testing of a desiccation module to be later coupled with a numerical seagrass model, discussing its limitations and potential further improvements.

Keywords: Intertidal habitat; Zostera noltei; Water content; Air exposure; Tidal cycle; Numerical modelling; Sediment grain size (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.03.004

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