Assessing the validity and sensitivity of microbial processes within a hydrodynamic model

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 218; p. 118445
• Main Authors: Ruprecht, J.E., King, I.P., Mitrovic, S.M., Dafforn, K.A., Miller, B.M., Deiber, M., Westhorpe, D.P., Hitchcock, J.N., Harrison, A.J., Glamore, W.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 30.06.2022
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystem response models; aquatic ecosystems; Australia; Bacterial mineralisation; data collection; estuaries; Eutrophication; freshwater; hydrodynamics; hydrologic models; mineralization; Model response sensitivity; Net growth rate; nutrient availability; predation; riparian areas; temporal variation; water quality; water temperature; watersheds; zooplankton; Australia; Bacterial mineralisation; Model response sensitivity; Aquatic ecosystem response models; Net growth rate; Eutrophication

•Links between hydrodynamics and ecological responses via a multi-disciplinary study.•Functional representation of bacterial mineralisation improves chlorophyll-a predictions.•Model boundary conditions are critical in driving biophysical system response.•Net transport rates and net growth rates affe...