From there, the objective of this research is twofold. This is an attempted to add the functional trait of diapause that has never been integrated (at our knowledge) into an emergent biogeochemical model. By doing so, we are expecting to have a more realistic representation of an Arctic pelagic ecosystem into a biogeochemical model with the implementation of copepod-like metazoans performing a simplified diapause. This will also be a proof of concept for future studies advocating to take into account the developmental trait of diapause. To achieve this objective, we needed to follow few simples assumptions regarding the functional trait of diapause itself.