Stoichiometric microplastics models in natural and laboratory environments

• Published in: Journal of theoretical biology Vol. 580; p. 111733
• Main Authors: Wang, Tianxu, Wang, Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 07.03.2024
• Subjects: Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Light; Microplastics - toxicity; Models, Theoretical; Plastics; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Stoichiometric constraints; Light intensity; Nutrients; Microplastics

Microplastics pose a severe threat to marine ecosystems; however, relevant mathematical modeling and analysis are lacking. This paper formulates two stoichiometric producer-grazer models to investigate the interactive effects of microplastics, nutrients, and light on population dynamics under differ...