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Modeling Cyanobacteria Vertical Migration, Corina Christina Mae Overman, Scott A. Wells
Modeling Cyanobacteria Vertical Migration, Corina Christina Mae Overman, Scott A. Wells
Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Cyanobacteria often cause harmful algal blooms and release toxic substances that can harm humans and animals. Accurately modeling these phytoplankton is a step towards predicting, preventing, and controlling such blooms. Certain cyanobacteria species are known to migrate vertically in the water column on a daily cycle. Capturing this behavior is one aspect of modeling their dynamics. Previous studies on modeling cyanobacterial vertical migration are reviewed and summarized. Several models of cyanobacteria vertical movement are tested using data from field studies. These models are applied using both continuum and particle-tracking frameworks. Models range in complexity from simple functions of time to …
Modeling Vertical Migration Of Cyanobacteria And Zooplankton, Corina Christina Mae Overman
Modeling Vertical Migration Of Cyanobacteria And Zooplankton, Corina Christina Mae Overman
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Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, often cause harmful algal blooms and release toxic substances that can harm humans and other animals. Accurately modeling these phytoplankton is a step towards predicting, preventing, and controlling such blooms. Cyanobacteria and zooplankton species are known to migrate vertically in the water column on a daily cycle. Capturing this behavior is one aspect of correctly modeling their dynamics. Here, several models of cyanobacteria vertical movement were tested in proof-of-concept models before being applied to data from field studies. These models included both continuum and particle-tracking frameworks. Four continuum-framework models of cyanobacteria vertical migration were …