Carbon-Plankton dynamics VLab

This VLab provides a service to analyze the relative contribution of the drivers in phytoplankton dynamics in the Belgium part of the North Sea and the northern Adriatic Sea. The Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Detritus (NPZD) model is built using data containing phytoplankton and zooplankton abundances, nutrients (nitrogen, silica and phosphor), and carbon data (dissolved inorganic carbon, air-sea carbon flux). This model helps to understand the spatio-temporal variations of plankton dynamics and to determine whether they act as a carbon sink or source.