•Lynch, Gentleman, McGillicuddy, Davis, 1998
– 3D finite
element hydrodynamic model, mean climatological circulation
–Advective- diffusive-reactive equation, stage-based development
–Food limitation represented as linear decline below
150 µgC l-1
–Surface only and depth-averaged transport
–Base model has low mortality and abundant food
–Spatial and temporal pattersn of Calanus recruitment in
first generation consistent with
observations only when model included food
limitation of populations in low chlorophyll GoM in late winter/early spring