Living in the twilight: estimating net phytoplankton growth in the Westerschelde estuary (The Netherlands) by means of an ecosystem model (MOSES)

Net phytoplankton productivity in the Westerschelde, a relatively deep, highly turbid and eutrophic estuary in the Southwest Netherlands, was examined by means of a 13-compartment dynamic simulation model. The description of the light-limited primary production was based on the model of Eilers and Peeters (1988, Ecol. Model ., 42, 185–198). This light limitation was parameterized to the different model compartments by integrating the Eilers-Peeters model over a day and over depth, taking into account the morphology of the Westerschelde compartments, the daily fluctuating light regime and chara... Mehr ...