Response to Comment on "Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic"

Huisman . claim that our model is poorly supported or contradicted by other studies and the predictions are "seriously flawed." We show their criticism is based on an incomplete selection of evidence, misinterpretation of data, or does not actually refute the model. Like all ecosystem mode...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2022-11, Vol.378 (6620), p.eade2277
Main Authors: Hellweger, Ferdi L, Schampera, Charlotte, Martin, Robbie M, Eigemann, Falk, Smith, Derek J, Dick, Gregory J, Wilhelm, Steven W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial Toxins - metabolism
Bacterial Toxins - toxicity
Ecosystem
Lakes - chemistry
Lakes - microbiology
Microcystis - metabolism
Phosphorus
Phosphorus - deficiency
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Summary:Huisman . claim that our model is poorly supported or contradicted by other studies and the predictions are "seriously flawed." We show their criticism is based on an incomplete selection of evidence, misinterpretation of data, or does not actually refute the model. Like all ecosystem models, our model has simplifications and uncertainties, but it is better than existing approaches hat ignore biology and do not predict toxin concentration.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.ade2277