Table 1 Summary of lower trophic level representation (krill, zooplankton and below) in Southern Ocean foodweb models
From: The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles
Reference | Model base | Modelled system | FGs | P FGs | Z FGs | Aa krill own FG? | Aa krill life stage FG? | Aa krill predators | % lower trophic level FGs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ecopath | Prydz Bay | 28 | 1 | 5 | Yes | No | 15 | 28% | |
Ecopath | Antarctic Peninsula | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes 2 life stages | 17 | 10% | |
Ecopath | Antarctic Peninsula | 28 | 1 | 2 | Yes | Yes 2 life stages | 17 | 18% | |
Ecopath | Antarctic Peninsula | 58 | 4 | 4 | Yes | Yes 4 life stages | 31 | 21% | |
Ecopath | Antarctic Peninsula | 24 | 3 | 6 | Yes | Yes 2 life stages | 10 | 46% | |
Ecopath | Antarctic Peninsula | 63 | 4 | 8 | Yes | Yes 4 life stages | 30 | 25% | |
Ecopath | South Georgia | 30 | 1 | 4 | Yes | No | 10 | 20% | |
Ecopath | South Georgia | 30 | 3 | 4 | Yes | No | 17 | 27% | |
Ecopath | The Ross Sea | 38 | 3 | 6 | Yes | No | 13 | 26% | |
Ecopath | Southern Ocean | 18 | 1 | 4 | Yes | No | 11 | 33% |
- Krill are not included in the zooplankton FGs. FGs functional groups, P phytoplankton, Z zooplankton, Aa Antarctic