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Model description paper |
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The unicellular NUM v.0.91: a trait-based plankton model evaluated in two contrasting biogeographic provinces
Nordcee, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
now at: Center for Ocean Life, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Donald Eugene Canfield
Nordcee, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
Danish Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS), Odense M, Denmark
Petrochina, Beijing, China
Ken Haste Andersen
Center for Ocean Life, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Christian Jannik Bjerrum
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Short summary
We describe and test the size-based Nutrient-Unicellular-Multicellular model, which defines unicellular plankton using a single set of parameters, on a eutrophic and oligotrophic ecosystem. The results demonstrate that both sites can be modeled with similar parameters and robust performance over a wide range of parameters. The study shows that the model is useful for non-experts and applicable for modeling ecosystems with limited data. It holds promise for evolutionary and deep-time climate models.
We describe and test the size-based Nutrient-Unicellular-Multicellular model, which defines...
