EcoTiM Dynamic state variables

Pelagic states

Nutrients
  • Ammonium (N4n)
  • Nitrate/Nitrite (N3n)
  • Phosphate (N1p)
  • Silicate (N5s)
Primary Producers
  • Picophytoplankton (P3c,P3n,P3p)
  • Flagellates (P2c,P2n,P2p)
  • Diatoms (P1c,P1n,P1p,P1s)
  • Dinoflagellates (P4c,P4n,P4p)
  • Light adaptation (PIi)
Secondary Producers
  • Microzooplankton (Z5c,Z5n,Z5p)
  • Heterotrophic Flagellates (Z6c,Z6n,Z6p)
  • Omnivorous Mesozooplankton (Z4c)
  • Carnivorous Mesozooplankton (Z3c)
Microbial loop
  • Bacteria (B1c,B1n,B1p)
  • DOM (R1c, R1n,R1p)
  • POM (R6c,R6n,R6p,R6s)
  • ROM (R7c)
Gases
  • CO2 (O3c)
  • O2 (O2o)

Benthic states

Nutrients
  • Ammonium (K4n)
  • Nitrate/Nitrite (K3n)
  • Phosphate (K1p)
  • Silicate (K5s)
Primary Producers
  • Diatoms (A1c,A1n,A1p,A1s)
  • Non-diatoms (A2c,A2n,A2p)
  • Light adaptation (AIi)
Secondary Producers
  • Megabenthos (Y1c)
  • Deposit feeders (Y2c)
  • Filter feeders (Y3c)
  • Meiobenthos (Y4c)
  • Infaunal predators (Y5c)
Microbial loop
  • Aerobic Bacteria (H1c)
  • Anaerobic Bacteria (H2c)
  • DOM (Q1c, Q1n,Q1p)
  • POM (Q6c,Q6n,Q6p,Q6s)
  • ROM (Q7c)
Sediment horizons
  • Oxygen penetration depth (D1m)
  • Nitrate penetration depth (D2m)
  • Organic matter penetration depths (D3m-D9m)
Gases
  • CO2 (G3c)
  • O2 (G2o)
  • N2 (G4n)
The abbreviations in brackets follow the ERSEM naming convention.