Seasonal changes in the positional importance of components in the trophic flow network of the Chesapeake Bay |
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Authors: | Ferenc Jordn |
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Institution: | Department of Genetics, Eötvös University, Múzeum krt. 4/A, Budapest H-1088, Hungary |
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Abstract: | Community-level processes may shape food web structure. In this paper, a graph theoretical study of the weighted trophic flow network of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem shows how important are positions in the energy (carbon) transport system. The positional importance of components is compared to the quantity of energy flowing through them. We suggest that the congruence between important network positions and large flows refers to the larger role of trophic interactions in community control. A seasonal dynamical analysis of the network has led us to the conclusion that winter is the season when the importance of predation is the highest. |
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Keywords: | keystone species energy flow network seasonal community dynamics Chesapeake Bay |
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