Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems

Preface Preface of the First Edition Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Models of marine ecosystems 1.2 Models from nutrients to fish Chapter 2: Chemical-Biological Models 2.1 Chemical-biological processes 2.2 Simple models 2.3 Simple plankton models for the ocean Chapter 3: More Complex Models 3.1 Competition 3.2 Several functional groups 3.3 N2 fixation 3.4 Denitrification Chapter 4: Modelling Life Cycles of Copepods and Fish 4.1 Growth and stage duration 4.2 Stage-resolving models of copepods 4.3 Experimental simulations 4.4 A fish model Chapter 5: Physical-Biological Interaction 5.1 Irradiance 5.2 Coastal ocean dynamics 5.3 Advection-diffusion equation 5.4 Upscaling and downscaling 5.5 Resolution of processes Chapter 6: Coupled Models 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Regional to global models 6.3 Circulation models 6.4 Baltic sea 6.5 Description of the model system 6.6 Simulation of the annual cycle 6.7 Simulation of the decade 1980-1990 6.8 A load reduction experiment 6.9 Projection of future changes 6.10 Tracking of elements 6.11 Discussion Chapter 7: Circulation Model, Copepods and Fish 7.1 Recruitment (Match-Mismatch) 7.2 Copepods in the baltic sea model 7.3 Three-dimensional simulations 7.4 Modelling of behavioural aspects 7.5 Fish in a three-dimensional model 7.6 Ergom: A Biogeochemical Model for Regional Seas Chapter 8: A Brief Introduction to MATLAB 8.1 Fundamentals 8.2 Ordinary differential equations 8.3 Miscellaneous Appendix: Content of the Booksite Bibliography Index

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