Simulated pore water quality parameters in Lake Veluwe.

<p>The parameters represent the pore water concentrations of dissolved oxygen, nitrate, sulphate and methane in the sandy sediment of Lake Veluwe for the period 1976–1985.</p

The formulations in ECO (part 1).

<p>The formulations in ECO (part 1).</p

<b>E</b>xplanation of the symbols in Tables 1–2, with values of the process coefficients in ECO (part 2).

*<p>Calculated in ECO,</p>**<p>temporally and/or spatially varying forcing parameter for ECO,</p>***<p>values in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0068104#pone-0068104-t005" target="_blank">Table 5</a>,</p>****<p>values in the text.</p

Simulated and observed total phosphorus and organic carbon contents (g.kg DM⁻¹) in sediment.

<p>The observation data were reported in Smits & Van der Molen (1993).</p

Simulated phytoplankton species composition in Lake Veluwe for the period 1976–1985.

<p>Simulated phytoplankton species composition in Lake Veluwe for the period 1976–1985.</p

Lake Veluwe and its surroundings.

<p>Lake Veluwe and its surroundings.</p

Simulated (lines) and observed (dots) water quality parameters in Lake Veluwe.

<p>The parameters represent the concentrations of chlorophyll-a, total organic carbon and dissolved organic carbon, the secchi depth, and the concentrations of dissolved oxygen and chloride (paired with sulphate, lower line) in the water column of Lake Veluwe for the period 1976–1985.</p

Schematic overview of the state variables and processes included in ECO.

<p>Processes for phytoplankton and silicate are not included. Carbon dioxide is not included in the Lake Veluwe model.</p

Simulated fractional contributions of electron acceptors to the mineralization of organic matter.

<p>The contributions are delivered by oxygen consumption, denitrification, sulphate reduction and methanogenesis in the sandy sediment of Lake Veluwe for 1 July 1978 (a) and 1 July 1982 (b).</p

Explanation of the symbols in Tables 1–2, with values of the process coefficients in ECO (part 1).

*<p>Calculated in ECO,</p>**<p>temporally and/or spatially varying forcing parameter for ECO,</p>***<p>values in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0068104#pone-0068104-t005" target="_blank">Table 5</a>.</p