Numerical Model on the Seasonal Variation of a Benthic Ecosystem in a Tidal Flat

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  • Yara Yumiko
    Department of Earth System Science and Technology, Kyushu University
  • Yanagi Tetsuo
    Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University
  • Montani Shigeru
    Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University

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  • 干潟底生生態系の季節変動に関する数値モデル
  • ヒガタ テイセイ セイタイケイ ノ キセツ ヘンドウ ニ カンスル スウチ モデル

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<p>A benthic ecosystem model was developed on the basis of a pelagic ecosystem model of Kawamiya et al. (1995). Nitrogen cycling in an intertidal flat of the Seto Inland Sea was analyzed using the benthic ecosystem model (but microorganisms like bacteria are not considered). The main pathway of the nitrogen cycling is nutrients → microphytobenthos → detritus → nutrients. Next, for a better understanding of the benthic ecosystem, the benthic model results were compared with the pelagic ecosystem model analyses (Hayashi and Yanagi, 2002). In the benthic ecosystem, the amount of primary production is only slightly limited; that is, primary production per biomass of primary producer is large and much of the nutrient used for the primary production is supplied from the deeper part of the sediment.</p>

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