Table 3: Comparison of ecological attributes between the Alvarado Lagoon (AL), Alvarado Adjacent Continental Shelf (AACS) and Alvarado Lagoon-Alvarado Adjacent Continental Shelf (AL-AACS).
Index |
Model |
ALa |
AACSb |
AL-AACSc |
Sum of consumptions / total system throughput (TFC/TST) |
0.47 |
0.262 |
0.42 |
Sum of flows to respiration / total system throughput (TFR/TST) |
0.36 |
0.130 |
0.22 |
Sum of flows to detritus / total system throughput (TFD/TST) |
0.09 |
0.349 |
0.35 |
Sum of all production / total system throughput (TPP/TST) |
0.58 |
0.463 |
0.48 |
Total primary production / total respiration (PP/TR) |
1.30 |
2.946 |
1.65 |
Total primary production / total biomass (PP/TB) |
16.5 |
22.68 |
15.27 |
Total biomass / total system throughput /TB/TST) |
0.02 |
0.016 |
0.023 |
Connectance index (IC) |
0.27 |
0.197 |
0.125 |
System omnivory (SIO) |
0.25 |
0.262 |
0.233 |
Mean Trophic Level of Catch (MTLC) |
2.31 |
3.1 |
2.80 |
a. Cruz-Escalona et al., (2007), b. Cruz-Escalona, (2005), c. Cruz-Escalona et al. (this study).