| Title | Quantitiative model of trophic interactions in the Ubatuba shelf system (southeastern Brazil) |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Rocha, GRA, Gasalla MA, Rossi-Wongtschowski CLDB, Soares LSH, Pires-Vanin AMS, Muto EY, Cergole MC, Aidar E, Mesquita HSL, Gianesella-Galvao SMF, Vega-Perez LA, Jarre-Teichmann A |
| Journal | Naga. Manila |
| Volume | 21 |
| Pagination | 25-32 |
| Accession Number | 4429096 |
| Keywords | ASW, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Ubatuba, ECOPATH, ECOSYSTEMS, marine, Q1 01482 Ecosystems and energetics, trophic structure |
| Abstract | A mass-balance trophic flow model of the Ubatuba shelf ecosystem in summer (1985) was built with ten compartments, each representing organisms with a similar role in the food web plus one box for detritus. Wet mass (t/km super(2)) was used as unit of standing stock, and one quarter as unit of time. The model helps to broaden understanding of the system's structure and organization. |
| Alternate Journal | Naga |