Table 1 Functional groups and representative species for the steady-state model of Sechura Bay in 1996
From: Trophic and environmental drivers of the Sechura Bay Ecosystem (Peru) over an ENSO cycle
Functional group | Species |
|---|---|
2. Macroalgae | Caulerpa sp. (99.4%), Rhodymenia sp. (0.6%) |
4. Polychaetes | Lumbrineris sp., Magelona phyllisae |
5. Scallops | Argopecten purpuratus |
6. Sea urchins | Arbacia sp. (98.3%), Tetrapigus niger (1.7%) |
7. Herbivorous gastropods | Aplysia sp. (51.2%), Littorina sp. (21.3%), Scurria sp. (10.7%), Astraea buschii (8.4%), Tegula atra (5.0%), Tegula verrucosa (1.1%), Chiton sp. (0.6%), Tegula sp. (0.6%), Anachis sp. (0.5%), Mitrella sp. (0.3%), Columbella sp. (0.2%) |
8. Benthic detrivores | Clypeasteroida (35.8%), Pagurus sp. (21.5%), Cycloxanthops sp. (18.9%), Brandtothuria sp. (7.7%), Turritella broderipiana (4.7%), Ophiuroidea (3.5%), Majidae (3.3%), Eurypanopeus sp. (1.7%), Dissodactylus sp. (1.2%), Litopenaeus sp., Farfantepenaeus californiensis, Penaeus sp. |
9. Misc. filter feeders | Actinia sp. (61.6%), Tagelus sp. (26.7%), Chione sp. (5.8%), Halodakra subtrigona (3.4%), Glycimeris sp. (2.2%), Terebra purdyae (0.3%) |
10. Predatory gastropods | Sinum cymba (45.8%), Thais chocolata (26.2%), Bursa sp. (9.6%), Priene (7.8%), Thais kiosquiformis (3.7%), Hexaplex brassica (3.5%), Thais haemastoma (1.6%), Bursa ventricosa (1.3%), Bursa nana (0.5%) |
11. Small carnivores | Crassilabrum sp. (54.4%), Polinices uber (26.4%), Solenosteria fusiformes (8.9%), Triumphis distorta (5.5%), Natica unifasciata (1.4%), Nassarius sp. (1.2%), Prunum sp. (1.1%), Oliva sp. (1.0%) |
12. Predatory crabs | Cancer porteri (94.2%), Callinectes arcuatus (4.2%), Callinectes toxotes (1.6%) |
13. Sea stars | Luidia magallanica |
14. Octopods | Octopus mimus |
15. Littoral fish | Cynoscion analis (58.3%), Sciaena deliciosa (10.4%), Peprilus medius (6.4%), Stellifer minor (6.4%), Paralabrax humeralis (5.3%), Paralonchurus peruanus (4.2%), Anisotremus scapularis (2.9%), Isacia conceptionis (2.8%), Labrisomus philippii (1.0%), Gerres cinereus (0.8%), Cheilodactylus variegatus (0.6%), Larimus sp. (0.5%), Calamus brachysomus (0.4%) |
16. Small pelagic fish | Engraulis ringens (87.8%), Anchoa nasus (11.3%), Mugil cephalus (0.6%), Sardinops sagax sagax (0.3%), Odontesthes regia regia (0.1%) |
17. Pelagic predatory fish | Mustelus sp., Triakis sp. (92.4%), Scomber japonicus (5.9%), Mustelus whitneyi (1.7%) |
18. Marine mammals | Otaria byronia, Arctocephalus australis |
19. Sea birds | Leucocarbo bougainvillii, Sula variegata, Pelecanus thagus |
20. Cephalopods | Loligo gahi, Dosidicus gigas |