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Numerical models for marine ecosystems tend to become more complex by incorporating an increasing number of functions and parameters. What are the consequences of taking for granted functional patterns and parameters from previous studies?  By analyzing different studies on the parameterization of ontogeny in the copepods Calanus spp. Frédéric Maps (U. Laval) and Nicholas Record (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences) have demonstrated that biases in the origin of parameters can generate misleading results and interpretations.

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