The representation of cyanobacteria life cycle processes in aquatic ecosystem models |
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Authors: | Inga Hense Aike Beckmann |
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Affiliation: | a KlimaCampus, University of Hamburg, Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, Grosse Elbstrasse 133, 22767 Hamburg, Germany b AIONATEM, Isestrasse 84, 20149 Hamburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | Two simplified versions of a numerical life cycle model for diazotrophic cyanobacteria (of the order Nostocales) are developed and evaluated. Both consider two-life cycle stages, one growing, nitrogen-fixing stage and one stage that combines the resting, germinating and vegetative stages. The versions differ in the vertical resolution of the non-diazotrophic stage: version 1 collects the biomass in one layer at the bottom, version 2 considers sinking and rising of biomass explicitly. The results of the two versions are compared with a complex cyanobacteria life cycle model which describes four different life cycle stages each with two internal quotas for energy and nitrogen. The two simplified approaches show a good agreement with respect to the main characteristics of cyanobacteria dynamics (timing and duration of blooms, magnitude of nitrogen fixation, interannual variability). Our model study shows that both simplified approaches are suitable to be implemented into three-dimensional coastal or lake models. |
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Keywords: | Phytoplankton models Life cycle processes Seed population Nitrogen fixation Harmful algae Maturation |
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