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Table 3 Comparison of estimates of annual secondary production, mean biomass, and turnover rate for different populations of the genus Thoracophelia

From: Population structure, growth and production of Thoracophelia furcifera (Polychaeta: Opheliidae) on a sandy beach in Southern Brazil

Species

Site

P (g m−2 year−1)

B (g m−2)

P/B

Source

Thoracophelia mucronata

Oregon Beach (US)

4.550

2.550

1.820

Kemp (1988)

Thoracophelia furcifera

Atami Beach (BR)

0.466

0.218

2.130

Souza and Borzone (2007)

Thoracophelia furcifera

Barra da Lagoa Beach (BR)

6.582

5.638

1.167

This study

  1. US United States, BR Brazil
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Helgoland Marine Research

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