From: Trophic structure of the pelagic food web in the East China Sea
Model | AIC of final model | Variables in final model | Estimate | SE | t | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larval fish (SST ≤ 25°C) | 231.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
 ~ Zooplankton, SST, SSS | Zooplankton biomass | 0.485 | 0.201 | 2.40 | <0.05 | |
 |  | SST | 0.279 | 0.052 | 5.32 | <0.01 |
Larval fish (SST > 25°C) | 198.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
 ~ Zooplankton, SST, SSS | Zooplankton biomass | 0.657 | 0.170 | 3.87 | <0.05 | |
Zooplankton (full range) | 354.2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ~ Fish, phytoplankton SST, SSS | Phytoplankton biomass | 0.565 | 0.143 | 3.94 | <0.01 | |
Zooplankton (SST ≤ 25°C) | 195.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
 ~ Fish, phytoplankton SST, SSS | Phytoplankton biomass | 0.593 | 0.261 | 2.36 | 0.05 | |
 |  | SST | −0.065 | 0.047 | −1.39 | 0.22 |
Zooplankton (SST > 25°C) | 157.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
 ~ Fish, phytoplankton SST, SSS | Phytoplankton biomass | 0.643 | 0.190 | 3.38 | <0.05 | |
Phytoplankton (SST ≤ 25°C) | 100.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
 ~ Zooplankton, SST, SSS, nutrients | SST | −0.057 | 0.023 | −2.52 | 0.05 | |
 |  | SSS | −0.149 | 0.048 | −3.09 | <0.05 |
 |  | PO4 | 0.673 | 0.488 | 1.38 | 0.22 |
Phytoplankton (SST > 25°C) | 71.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
 ~ Zooplankton, SST, SSS, nutrients | SST | −0.193 | 0.047 | −4.07 | <0.05 | |
 |  | SSS | −0.096 | 0.026 | −3.76 | <0.05 |
 |  | PO4 | 0.585 | 0.480 | 1.22 | 0.30 |
Zooplankton/phytoplankton ratio (full range) | 342.9 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ~ Fish, SST, SSS, nutrients | PO4 | −1.729 | 0.439 | −3.87 | <0.01 |