A model of carbon flows in relation to macrobenthic food supply in the Oosterschelde estuary (S.W. Netherlands)

The first part of this thesis describes a simulation model of the carbon flows in the Oosterschelde estuary, S.W. Netherlands. Aim of the model is to describe the availability of food for macrobenthic filterfeeders, and possible changes in this as a result of the construction of a half-open storm-surge barrier. Major aspects of the model are transport, primary production, zooplankton grazing, mineralization, microphytobenthos production and zoobenthos grazing.In the second part of the thesis the question how to asses uncertainty in model results of such a relatively complicated model is addres... Mehr ...