Simple model to illustrate oyster growth based on primary production of Phytoplankton as a state variable, forced by light and nutrients, running for a yearly period.
Phytoplankton growth based on on Steele's and Michaelis-Menten equations), where:
Pmax: Maximum production (d-1) I: Light energy at depth of interest (uE m-2 s-1) Iopt: Light energy at which Pmax occurs (uE m-2 s-1) S: Nutrient concentration (umol N L-1) Ks: Half saturation constant for nutrient (umol N L-1).
Further developments: - Nutrients as state variable in cycle with detritus from phytoplankton and oyster biomass. - Light limited by the concentration of phytoplankton. - Temperature effect on phytoplankton and Oyster growth.