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Table 4 Diet matrix for the steady-state model of Sechura Bay in 1996 after application of the Ecoranger resampling routine

From: Trophic and environmental drivers of the Sechura Bay Ecosystem (Peru) over an ENSO cycle

Prey\predator	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1. Phytoplankton	0.764	0.327	0.788				0.701							0.901
2. Macroalgae				0.800	0.808	0.198							0.259
3. Zooplankton	0.149	0.052					0.197		0.000				0.502	0.099	0.483			0.300
4. Polychates				0.102				0.108	0.125	0.097	0.103		0.189
5. Scallops								0.098	0.105	0.085	0.106	0.109
6. Sea urchins									0.206		0.173
7. Herbivorous gastropods								0.083	0.073	0.079	0.090	0.092
8. Benthic detritivores								0.171	0.178	0.157	0.174	0.171	0.003
9. Misc. filter feeders								0.070	0.084	0.061	0.078	0.084
10. Predatory gastropods								0.235		0.140	0.153	0.168	0.001
11. Small carnivores								0.021	0.023	0.018	0.022	0.025	0.000
12. Predatory crabs										0.159		0.176	0.001
13. Sea stars										0.008			0.000
14. Octopods												0.175
15. Littoral fish													0.001			0.252	0.105
16. Small pelagic fish													0.001		0.517	0.699	0.895	0.700
17. Pelagic predatory fish																0.048
18. Marine mammals
19. Sea birds
20. Cephalopods
21. Detritus	0.087	0.622	0.212	0.097	0.192	0.802	0.101	0.215	0.206	0.196	0.099		0.043

Values of 0.000 indicates a proportion of <0.0005

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