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. Appendixgascuel, Mathematical formulations of the EcoTroph model A continuous model of biomass flow Assuming that ecosystem functioning can be modelled as a continuous flow of biomass, moving up through the foodweb, and according to the traditional equations of fluid dynamics (e.g. Kot, 2001.