The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1
Climate-driven impacts on marine trophic pathways worldwide are compounded by sea-ice loss at northern latitudes. For the Arctic, current information describing food-web linkages is fragmented, and there is a need for tools that can describe overarching trophic structure despite limited species-spec...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:24011d32a60345b39052113fe15bb2a8 2023-05-15T14:22:25+02:00 The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 C. Hoover C. Giraldo A. Ehrman K.D. Suchy S.A. MacPhee J. Brewster J.D. Reist M. Power H. Swanson L. Loseto 2022-03-01 https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0035 https://doaj.org/article/24011d32a60345b39052113fe15bb2a8 en fr eng fre Canadian Science Publishing doi:10.1139/as-2020-0035 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/24011d32a60345b39052113fe15bb2a8 undefined Arctic Science, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 292-312 (2022) Ecopath with Ecosim stable isotopes of nitrogen trophic level marine ecosystem Ecopath avec Ecosim isotopes stables de l’azote geo envir Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2022 fttriple https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0035 2023-01-22T19:12:19Z Climate-driven impacts on marine trophic pathways worldwide are compounded by sea-ice loss at northern latitudes. For the Arctic, current information describing food-web linkages is fragmented, and there is a need for tools that can describe overarching trophic structure despite limited species-specific data. Here, we tested the ability of a mass-balanced ecosystem model (Ecopath with Ecosim, EwE) to reconstruct the trophic hierarchy of 31 groups, from primary producers to polar bears, in the Canadian Beaufort Sea continental shelf. Trophic level (TL) estimates from EwE were compared with those derived from two nitrogen stable isotope (SI) modelling approaches (SI linear and scaled) to assess EwE accuracy, using a data set of 642 δ15N observations across 282 taxa. TLs from EwE were strongly, positively related to those from both SI models (R2 > 0.80). EwE performed well (within 0.2 TL) for groups with relatively well-known diets or for taxa characterized by fewer trophic connections (e.g., primary consumers). Performance was worse (>0.5 TL) for species groups aggregated at coarse taxonomic levels, those with poorly documented diets, and for anadromous fishes. Comparisons with SI models suggested that the scaled approach can overestimate the TL of top predators if ecosystem-specific information is not considered. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Sea ice Unknown Arctic Beaufort Shelf ENVELOPE(-142.500,-142.500,70.000,70.000) Arctic Science 8 1 292 312 |
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Ecopath with Ecosim stable isotopes of nitrogen trophic level marine ecosystem Ecopath avec Ecosim isotopes stables de l’azote geo envir C. Hoover C. Giraldo A. Ehrman K.D. Suchy S.A. MacPhee J. Brewster J.D. Reist M. Power H. Swanson L. Loseto The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 |
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Climate-driven impacts on marine trophic pathways worldwide are compounded by sea-ice loss at northern latitudes. For the Arctic, current information describing food-web linkages is fragmented, and there is a need for tools that can describe overarching trophic structure despite limited species-specific data. Here, we tested the ability of a mass-balanced ecosystem model (Ecopath with Ecosim, EwE) to reconstruct the trophic hierarchy of 31 groups, from primary producers to polar bears, in the Canadian Beaufort Sea continental shelf. Trophic level (TL) estimates from EwE were compared with those derived from two nitrogen stable isotope (SI) modelling approaches (SI linear and scaled) to assess EwE accuracy, using a data set of 642 δ15N observations across 282 taxa. TLs from EwE were strongly, positively related to those from both SI models (R2 > 0.80). EwE performed well (within 0.2 TL) for groups with relatively well-known diets or for taxa characterized by fewer trophic connections (e.g., primary consumers). Performance was worse (>0.5 TL) for species groups aggregated at coarse taxonomic levels, those with poorly documented diets, and for anadromous fishes. Comparisons with SI models suggested that the scaled approach can overestimate the TL of top predators if ecosystem-specific information is not considered. |
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The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 |
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The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 |
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The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 |
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The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 |
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The Canadian Beaufort Shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 |
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canadian beaufort shelf trophic structure: evaluating an ecosystem modelling approach by comparison with observed stable isotopic structure1 |
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