Abstract
An ecological model of the epilimnion, hypolimnion and sediment of Lake Ontario is described. The model is based on realistic process equations posed by experimentalists over the past several decades and it simulates observations made of several phytoplankton and zooplankton groups; components of the phosphorus, nitrogen, silicon and carbon cycles; dissolved oxygen; and particulate sediment and pore water dynamics during the International Field Year for the Great Lakes (IFYGL). Model output is aggregated into a carbon flow diagram to illustrate the importance of detritus and herbivorous zooplankton in the ecology of Lake Ontario. The model serves as a synthesis tool for analysis of the large ecosystem.
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