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Table 4 Relative flows of each group by trophic level for the artificial ecosystem

From: An ecological model of the artificial ecosystem (northern Hangzhou Bay, China): analysis of ecosystem structure and fishing impacts

Group names

I

II

III

IV

V

1 Phytoplankton

1.000

    

2 Macrophytes

1.000

    

3 Herbivorous zooplankton

 

1.000

   

4 Carnivorous zooplankton

 

0.211

0.879

  

5 Infauna

 

0.745

0.146

0.109

 

6 Mollusca

 

0.330

0.343

0.306

0.022

7 Shrimp

 

0.400

0.285

0.298

0.016

8 Crabs

 

0.100

0.352

0.417

0.123

9 Herbivorous fish

 

0.910

0.09

  

10 Zooplanktivorous fish

 

0.303

0.308

0.372

0.124

11 Benthic-feeding fish

 

0.340

0.320

0.168

0.354

12 Piscivorous fish

  

0.467

0.256

0.217

13 Detritus

1.000

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