Simulating the effects of aquatic avifauna on the Phosphorus dynamics of aquatic systems

Sagar Adhurya, Suvendu Das and Santanu Ray

Ecological Modelling, 2021, vol. 445, issue C

Abstract: Many freshwater ecosystems throughout the world support a high number of waterbirds. Nutrient from droppings of these waterbirds may serve as an important source of nutrients to those systems. Previous works suggest that excess nutrients from waterbirds may lead to eutrophication. The excess nutrients also may induce nuisance growth of aquatic weeds in shallow lakes. However, the aquatic weeds serve as an important food for some avian species. The main objective of this work is to study how the waterbirds affect the dynamics of the aquatic ecosystem through a process-based modelling approach.

Keywords: Guanotrophication; Process-based modelling; Sensitivity analysis; Macrophyte; Automatic parameter calibration; Waterbirds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109495

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