Co ntents
xv
8.2.3 Phytoplankton Groups
147
8.2.4 Nutrient Concentrations
an d Nutrient Requiremen ts
148
8.3 Model Results
152
8.3 .1 Physical Dynamics
152
8.3.2 Light and Growth
153
8.3.3 Nutrien t Dyna mics
155
8.4 Co nclusions
158
8.5 Questions and Tas ks
158
9. Modeling Eelg rass (Zostera marina 1.)
Distributions in Great Bay, New Hampsh ire
164
PAMELA M. BEHM AND ROELOF M. J. BUMANS
9.1 Introduction
164
9.2 Model Development
167
9.2.1 Plant-Growth Sector
167
9.2.2 Plant-Density Sector
173
9.3 Plant Model Simu lations
175
9.3 .1 Base-Run Results
176
9.3.2 Light-Depletion Results
177
9.4 Discussion
179
9.5 Conclusions
181
9.6 Questions and Tasks
182
10. Life-Stage -Based Recovery Dyna mics
of Marine Invert eb rates in Soft-Sediment Hab itats
191
ANDREW M. LOHRER AND ROBERT B. WHITLATCH
10.1 Int ro du ctio n
191
10.2 Life-Stage-Based Invertebrate Model
192
10.2.1 General Model Structure
192
10.2.2 Larval Colonist Pool
199
10.2.3 Post-Settler Colonist Pool
200
10.3 Model Results
201
10.4 Conclusions
202
10.5 Questions and Tasks
207
11. Ho rseshoe Crabs and Sho rebirds
214
MARK MAGUIRE AND MATTHIAS RUTH
11.1 Int roduc tion
214
11.2 Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Eco logy
215
11.2 .1 Horseshoe Crabs
215
11.2.2 Shorebirds
216
11.3 Model Struc ture and Assumptions
217
11.4 Sensitivity Analyses
221
11.5 Model Resu lts
223
11.6 Conclusions
227
11.7 Questio ns and Tas ks
227