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Title: Simulation Modeling of Zooplankton and Benthos in Reservoirs : Documentation and Development of Model Constructs
Authors: Leidy, George R.
Ploskey, Gene R.
National Reservoir Research Program (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Environmental Laboratory (U.S.)
Keywords: Benthos
Simulation
Environmental effects
Environmental aspects
Stochastic models
Mathematical models
Numerical models
Zooplankton
Reservoirs
Water quality
Publisher: U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
Series/Report no.: Technical Report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; no. E-80-4.
Abstract: A literature review and analysis of published data on zooplankton and benthos bioenergetics form the basis used in this report for the development of stochastic model constructs for the simulation of zooplankton and benthos dynamics in reservoirs. Mathematical constructs, where appropriate or justified by the available literature, were developed to describe the effects of environmental components (for example, food, temperature, and oxygen concentration) on rate terms in Equation 1. Frequency distributions of rate coefficients were formed for as many taxonomic or functional categories of aquatic invertebrates as possible. By using carbon units and providing frequency histograms of carbon-nitrogen and carbon-phosphorus ratios, the model can trace the cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus through zooplankton and benthos compartments. An evaluation is presented of strengths and weaknesses in the literature on zooplankton and benthos consumption, assimilation, respiration, and nonpredatory mortality. NOTE: This file is large. Allow your browser several minutes to download the file.
Description: Technical Report
Gov't Doc #: Technical Report E-80-4
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/4489
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