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TableĀ 5 Pedigree index values assigned to model parameters 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

B

P/B

Q/B

Diet

C

Phytoplankton

0

0.2

Ā Ā Ā 

Macroalgae

1

0.6

Ā Ā Ā 

Zooplankton

0

0.6

0.1

0

Ā 

Polychates

1

0.5

0

0

Ā 

Scallops

1

1

1

0.7

1

Sea urchins

1

0.5

0

0

Ā 

Herbivorous gastropods

1

0.5

0

0

Ā 

Benthic detrivores

1

0.5

0

0

1

Misc. filter feeders

1

0.5

0

0

1

Predatory gastropods

1

0.5

0

0

1

Small carnivores

1

0.5

0

0

Ā 

Predatory crabs

1

1

1

1

Ā 

Sea stars

1

0.5

0

0

Ā 

Octopods

1

1

1

0.2

1

Littoral fish

0.4

0.1

0

0.2

1

Small pelagic fish

0

0.1

0

0.2

1

Pelagic predatory fish

0.4

0.1

0

0.2

1

Marine mammals

0

0.2

0.2

0.2

Ā 

Sea birds

0

0.2

0.2

0.2

Ā 

Cephalopods

0.4

1

0.6

0.5

Ā 
  1. Lower pedigree index values correspond to guesstimates or other models, whereas higher pedigree index values correspond to high precision estimates locally based. PedigreeĀ =Ā 0.462 (t*Ā =Ā 2.21)
  2. B Biomass, P production, Q consumption, C diet and catch