A Food Web Model For Lake Michigan: Part 2 - Model Formulation And Preliminary Verification
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Previous plankton models for the Great Lakes have considered
the interactions among dissolved nutrients,
chlorophyll a, and total zooplankton. These models have
been developed primarily for the purpose of predicting the
gross effects of nutrient input control and urban growth on
the phytoplankton standing crop. However, more complex
ecological problems, such as the effect of eutrophication on
the forage fish and the effect of foreign marine fish species
on the plankton composition, require complex food web models.
The purpose of this report is to justify, develop, and verify
a preliminary lower food web model for Lake Michigan.