Nitrogen, Phytoplankton 1, Phytoplankton 2, Zooplankton, Detritus

Now turn on all components and run the model.

With all the components of our model enabled, our food web is complete. Of the scenarios we have examined, this one presents the most accurate representation of what happens in nature. Of course, ocean food webs in nature are much more complex than this simple example and include other organisms, including fish, seals, and polar bears.

In the next section we will begin varying other model parameters.

Launch Model